Steve Koltes is Co-Founder and Honorary Co-Chair of influential private equity and investment advisory firm CVC. He stepped down from his active roles in October 2022 after 34 successful years at the forefront of the company but remains on CVC’s Board in a non-executive capacity.
Steve joined CVC’s predecessor, Citicorp Venture Capital London, in 1988 and was one of a handful of executives involved in the spin out of CVC in 1993. The firm has since become one of the world's largest private equity companies. Recent investments include Unilever's tea brands, IPL cricket franchise Gujarat Titans, and LaLiga.
Steve helmed CVC in the German-speaking region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) until 2008, when he stepped down from the role to dedicate more time to the firm's global executive bodies. While in Germany, he served on the boards of 16 CVC companies, including most recently ista, Elster, Flint and Evonik.
Prior to CVC, Steve spent eight years at Citibank in corporate finance in New York, Zurich and London.
Steve and his family have private interests in a number of companies....Steve Koltes is Co-Founder and Honorary Co-Chair of influential private equity and investment advisory firm CVC. He stepped down from his active roles in October 2022 after 34 successful years at the forefront of the company but remains on CVC’s Board in a non-executive capacity.
Steve joined CVC’s predecessor, Citicorp Venture Capital London, in 1988 and was one of a handful of executives involved in the spin out of CVC in 1993. The firm has since become one of the world's largest private equity companies. Recent investments include Unilever's tea brands, IPL cricket franchise Gujarat Titans, and LaLiga.
Steve helmed CVC in the German-speaking region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) until 2008, when he stepped down from the role to dedicate more time to the firm's global executive bodies. While in Germany, he served on the boards of 16 CVC companies, including most recently ista, Elster, Flint and Evonik.
Prior to CVC, Steve spent eight years at Citibank in corporate finance in New York, Zurich and London.
Steve and his family have private interests in a number of companies. In this capacity, he currently serves on the boards of Frontiers Media, Inait and Original Beans. Steve and his family support several conservation and academic organisations.
Steve holds a BA degree from Middlebury College in Vermont.READ MOREVIEW LESS
Citigroup is a renowned global bank serving 200 million-plus customer accounts. It conducts business in 160-plus jurisdictions and countries. During his Citi career, Steve worked in corporate banking and corporate finance in Zurich, London and New York.
Steve has served on several CVC Boards, Operating Committees and the Investment Committees for CVC Europe/Americas, CVC Asia, CVC Growth Partners and CVC Strategic Opportunities.
Evonik Industries AG is one of the largest specialty chemicals corporations globally and the second-largest in Germany. It employs 32,000 people worldwide.
The Elster Group SE is a global provider of electricity, gas and water meters and related software, networking and communications solutions. It employs 7,500+ staff in 39+ countries across the globe.
Ista provides products and services that make buildings safe, comfortable and climate-friendly. Headquarted in Essen, Germany, ista employs more than 5,800 staff in over 20 countries.
Manufacturing company Flint Group produces a wide range of products in the printing, labelling and packaging industries, including pressroom chemistry, digital printing presses, printing inks, blankets and flexographic plates. It employs 7,900 individuals in 40 countries.
CVC Capital Partners announced that Steve Koltes will step down in October 2022 after 34 years at the forefront of the company. He will continue to sit on its Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director.
CVC announced that Chairman Michael Smith will be stepping down at the start of 2013. Steve Koltes, Rolly van Rappard and Donald Mackenzie will succeed him as Co-Chairs of the group. Steve will be taking over his Investor Relations responsibilities.
CVC announces that Steve Koltes will be handing over responsibility for the firm's business in the German-speaking region to Christian Wildmoser and Marc Strobel from April 2012. Going forward, Steve will focus his time on his roles on CVC's global executive bodies.
