Personnel messages June 2019
Third Managing Director at Sycor
Ronald Geiger will be the third Managing Director at Sycor as of May 2019. Together with all employees, the management wants to reorganize Sycor in the coming months and develop it further in the long term.
"I look forward to making my contribution to Sycor's success."
says Ronald Geiger.
He strengthens the management with his experience from consulting and leading organizations in technology (Capgemini, SAP) as well as industrial companies (BASF, Linde). Ronald Geiger sees one of his first tasks in being responsible for a strategy process that also pursues the goal of rethinking and simplifying Sycor's organization.
"We want to become faster and more agile so that we can understand our customers' future requirements today. Our goal is to make our customers even more successful with high-performance processes and systems."
he continues.
"With a growth strategy focused on innovation and future trends, we will increase our customers' competitiveness in an increasingly digital world"
explains Managing Director Rüdiger Krumes.
"We are focusing on new challenging areas such as Microsoft's powerful Power Platform business application platform or the combinations of both manufacturers by running SAP solutions on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform (SAP on Azure)."
Scheer Group recruits renowned experts
Wolfram Jost becomes Managing Director for Software Products, Wolfgang Wahlster becomes Strategic Advisor for Innovation and Artificial Intelligence at the Scheer Group. With the appointment of the internationally recognized software architect Wolfram Jost to the management board, the product portfolio of the Scheer Group will be further aligned for the future.
Furthermore, with Wolfgang Wahlster, the former CEO of DFKI and scientific father of Industrie 4.0, a globally recognized expert could be won for further strengthening in the fields of artificial intelligence and Industrie 4.0. Prof. Scheer is convinced that the appointment of these two top-class experts will initiate important new impulses for the companies of the Scheer Group.
"I am very pleased that Prof. Wahlster is willing to contribute his expertise in the field of AI, proven over more than 30 years, as well as his international network to the group of companies. Dr. Wolfram Jost has gained extensive international experience as Chief Technology Officer of Software AG over the past ten years.
I am sure that his product and market understanding will significantly advance our companies on their ambitious growth course. He will occupy a key position for the further development of all the Group's products."
Michael Korbacher new at Workday
Michael Korbacher is the new Vice President and Managing Director at Workday. Michael Korbacher was previously at Google since 2011, where he was responsible for building the fast-growing Cloud and Enterprise Business unit in the DACH region.
Prior to Google, Korbacher worked for Microsoft, where he held various international management roles. Other career stations include management positions at both Hewlett Packard and Compaq.
Michael Korbacher is a graduate computer scientist and holds a degree in business informatics from the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg.
"I'm looking forward to hitting the ground running with Workday, and especially to continuing to grow the fast-growing DACH business"
says Korbacher.
"The region offers fantastic opportunities and exciting challenges. Together with my great team and our partner network, we support companies in the DACH region to further drive their digital transformation.
In doing so, companies benefit from the positive experience of our rapidly growing and continuing loyal customer base."
Unit4 appoints Mike Ettling as CEO
Mike Ettling has been named CEO of Unit4. Ettling is an experienced business leader and was previously president of SAP SuccessFactors, a provider of SaaS-based human capital management. He has extensive experience and knowledge in cloud-based technologies and business applications.
Ettling is therefore a recognized leader and has a clear vision of how technology can and should support businesses. His strong track record stems from his work at companies such as SAP SuccessFactors and Unisys, among others.
Léo Apotheker, Chairman of the Unit4 Supervisory Board, says of the appointment of the new CEO:
"Mike Ettling takes on this leadership position at Unit4 at an extremely important time. The company is on the upswing, as also demonstrated by the global SaaS revenue growth of 26 percent in 2018; we will therefore extend our value proposition to other business areas in the future. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Stephan Sieber for his commitment as CEO and wish him all the best for the future."
Thomas Lünendonk hands over company
By relinquishing his shares in the company, Thomas Lünendonk (65) is placing the future of Lünendonk & Hossenfelder, the family business he founded in 1983, completely in the hands of the next generation. At the same time, he is also stepping down from his position as Senior Advisor. Jörg Hossenfelder and Jonas Lünendonk will continue to be responsible for the management of the company.
"I am leaving with a glad heart, because behind me lie fulfilling and successful decades, but ahead of me lie many exciting tasks."
Thomas Lünendonk takes stock.
"And I know that my son-in-law Jörg and my son Jonas will continue to shape a good path into the future with a great deal of commitment and a high level of knowledge and expertise."
However, Thomas Lünendonk's retirement from Lünendonk & Hossenfelder is by no means a step into complete retirement. With his Coaching & Training company, the experienced expert continues to personally serve entrepreneurs and business leaders.
Continuing the positive development of the company is the main goal for Jörg Hossenfelder and Jonas Lünendonk, even after the retirement of the company founder.
With Katharina Bechtloff, an expert in recruiting specialists and executives joins the management of the Bechtle IT system house Austria. Born in Vienna, she gained years of experience in human resources management after completing her studies.
Susanne Bieller is the new Secretary General of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). She most recently worked for five years as project manager at the European robotics association EUnited Robotics. With a doctorate in chemistry, she had previously worked as managing director of the Flat Panel Display Group.
Tony Bates is taking over as chief executive officer at Genesys, effective immediately. Bates has decades of experience leading B2B and B2C companies in the industry to rapid growth. This included the service provider business at Cisco.
Holger Maul has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer of DeskCenter Solutions. He will now be jointly responsible for the international channel strategy and the Professional Services area in the operational business. Holger Maul is a proven expert in the field of IT management.
Frederik Quade is the new Managing Director at TTS Austria in Vienna. As one of two Managing Directors, Quade is responsible for the Consulting division. Frederik Quade has already held the position of Head of Division for Talent Management Consulting at TTS since 2015.
Dominik Schwärzel has now taken over responsibility for marketing and sales as Managing Director in the Wilken Software Group. Dominik Schwärzel has already been with the Wilken Software Group for five years.
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