TMF Group appoints Hobo as CFO
01 June 2026 UK
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TMF Group, a provider of compliance and administrative services, has announced Christoph Hobo as its new chief financial officer.
Hobo will succeed Patrick de Graaf, as of 1 July 2026, who will retire from TMF Group after serving as chief financial officer since 2019.
Hobo has more than 20 years of leadership experience across private equity-backed and listed businesses, and is an experienced international chief financial officer and operating executive.
He brings with him a track record in finance transformation, mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integration and operational scaling, having held senior leadership roles at think-cell, Marelli and JOST Werke.
Mark Weil, CEO at TMF Group, comments: “I would like to give Christoph a warm welcome to TMF Group. He brings deep experience as a chief financial officer in international, high-performance businesses and a strong track record of combining financial discipline with operational execution.
“Christoph has led complex transformations, large-scale integrations and growth initiatives, and he will be a strong partner to the business as we continue to build on our momentum.
“I would also like to thank Patrick for his service over these last several years of working together. During his tenure as CFO, TMF Group has doubled in size and self-financed around 40 acquisitions. I am hugely grateful to him and his team for everything they have achieved. I am pleased that he will remain an investor and supporter of TMF Group going forward.”
Hobo adds: “I am delighted to be joining TMF Group at such an exciting point in its development.
He continues: “I look forward to working with Mark and the wider team to support the next phase of growth and value creation through financial discipline, operational excellence and continued investment in the capabilities that matter most to our clients.”
Hobo will succeed Patrick de Graaf, as of 1 July 2026, who will retire from TMF Group after serving as chief financial officer since 2019.
Hobo has more than 20 years of leadership experience across private equity-backed and listed businesses, and is an experienced international chief financial officer and operating executive.
He brings with him a track record in finance transformation, mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integration and operational scaling, having held senior leadership roles at think-cell, Marelli and JOST Werke.
Mark Weil, CEO at TMF Group, comments: “I would like to give Christoph a warm welcome to TMF Group. He brings deep experience as a chief financial officer in international, high-performance businesses and a strong track record of combining financial discipline with operational execution.
“Christoph has led complex transformations, large-scale integrations and growth initiatives, and he will be a strong partner to the business as we continue to build on our momentum.
“I would also like to thank Patrick for his service over these last several years of working together. During his tenure as CFO, TMF Group has doubled in size and self-financed around 40 acquisitions. I am hugely grateful to him and his team for everything they have achieved. I am pleased that he will remain an investor and supporter of TMF Group going forward.”
Hobo adds: “I am delighted to be joining TMF Group at such an exciting point in its development.
He continues: “I look forward to working with Mark and the wider team to support the next phase of growth and value creation through financial discipline, operational excellence and continued investment in the capabilities that matter most to our clients.”
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