Markus Braun

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Markus Braun
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Vienna, Austria
EducationTechnical University of Vienna
University of Vienna
OccupationBusinessman
TitleFormer CEO and CTO, Wirecard
Term2002–2020
Parent
Criminal details
Arrested22 June 2020[1][2]

Markus Braun (born 1969) is an Austrian tech investor, the former CEO and CTO at the now insolvent payment processor, Wirecard AG from January 2002 until his resignation and arrest in June 2020.[3] Braun stepped down from Wirecard amidst fraud allegations, but has denied any wrongdoing. Braun was in pre-trial detention at the Augsburg-Gablingen prison[4] and was transferred to Stadelheim prison in Munich on November 10, 2022.[5] On December 8, 2022, the criminal proceedings against him and two other former Wirecard managers began at the Munich regional court.[6][7] Court cases were pending as of 2024.

  1. ^ "Staatsanwaltschaft lässt Ex-Wirecard-Chef Braun festnehmen". Der Spiegel. 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ "späten Montag" means "late Monday". Jung, Marcus. "Ex-Wirecard-Chef: Was Markus Braun jetzt droht". Faz.net – via www.faz.net.
  3. ^ "Markus Braun". DLD Conference. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  4. ^ Holger Sabinsky-Wolf (26 February 2021). "So lebt Ex-Wirecard-Chef Braun im Gefängnis in Gablingen". augsburger-allgemeine.de. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ Stefan Stahl (23 November 2022). "Ex-Wirecard-Chef Braun sitzt jetzt in Stadelheim in U-Haft". augsburger-allgemeine.de. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ Jenny Hill, Paul Kirby (8 December 2022). "Wirecard trial of executives opens in German fraud scandal". bbc.com. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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