Thomas Tschirf Joins Portus Data Centers as New CFO
Experienced finance manager brings international expertise in finance, corporate governance and scaling for sustainable growth.
Munich, July 1, 2026 – Portus Data Centers (“Portus”), a rapidly growing provider of carrier-neutral colocation solutions in regional markets, is strengthening its leadership team with the appointment of Thomas Tschirf as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Thomas Tschirf will be responsible for managing Portus Data Centers’ financial strategy and supporting its continued growth trajectory, focusing on financing, controlling, reporting and scalable financial processes.
With more than 15 years of international experience in finance, corporate governance and transformation, Thomas Tschirf possesses extensive expertise in capital-intensive growth environments. At hep global, he served as CFO and Managing Director, leading the finance, procurement and IT departments for the group and its international subsidiaries. Prior to that, he held senior management positions at Heidelberg Postpress and the Polar Mohr Group, including as Group CFO and General Manager at the production site in Shanghai. Previous positions included a stint at Vestas Wind Systems.
Financial Expertise for the Next Growth Phase
With his experience in financing growth companies, scaling international organizations and data-driven business management, Thomas Tschirf will play a key role in shaping the next phase of Portus Data Centers’ development, both financially and organizationally. A key focus will be on long-term planning, efficient processes and the economically sustainable expansion of data center capacity.
“With Thomas Tschirf, we are strengthening our management team with an internationally experienced CFO who combines financial expertise, transformation competence and operational leadership experience,” explains Falk Weinreich, CEO of Portus Data Centers. “His experience is an excellent fit for our ambition to further develop Portus as a leading regional colocation platform.”
“The market for digital infrastructure is growing dynamically and places high demands on financing, management and scalability,” says Thomas Tschirf. “Portus Data Centers is clearly positioned, has strong regional locations and pursues a compelling growth strategy. I look forward to working with the team to shape the company’s next phase of development.”
7 MW at the Munich Site
Portus Data Centers operates highly networked data centers at regional locations and pursues a clear buy-and-build strategy. The company is currently expanding its capacities in a targeted manner: In Munich, an additional facility with 5.5 MW of IT capacity, MUC2, is being built, bringing the total capacity of the site to 7 MW. Simultaneously, the company is developing a new facility with up to 12.8 MW of IT capacity on a new site within its highly networked campus in Hamburg. In addition, Portus has significantly expanded its Luxembourg data center with an additional 1.0 MW of IT capacity.
Further projects in Germany and neighboring markets are already in the planning stages. Most recently, Portus Data Centers secured an €80 million financing package together with Arcus Infrastructure Partners. The appointment of Thomas Tschirf underscores Portus’s commitment to consistently securing the company’s continued growth, both financially and organizationally.