Personnel announcements February 2021
Dennis Torchetti joins SAP Concur leadership team
Dennis Torchetti is now responsible for the SAP Concur solutions business in Switzerland and the CEE region, consisting of Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland. In his new role, Torchetti assumes cross-country responsibility for existing and new customer business with the aim of further expanding the regional SAP Concur teams and customer base.
His goal is to help regional small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular to achieve sustainable growth through standardized, transparent processes. Dennis Torchetti has already been with the company for ten years in various functions.
Of these, he successfully managed the SME division in Germany for five years. In his new role, he is responsible for the go-to-market strategy of Switzerland and the CEE region. At the same time, he strengthens the leadership team for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) around Managing Director Götz Reinhardt.
"In Switzerland and Austria, numerous companies are already using Concur solutions - increasingly also from medium-sized businesses. Current developments show companies of all sizes that fast, informed decisions can only be made on the basis of a reliable data foundation. My goal is to significantly support local companies in their digital transformation and on their path to growth.", says Dennis Torchetti about his objective as the new Head of Switzerland & CEE of the SAP Concur organization.
Christoph Fink complements Körber's Pharmaceuticals Business Area
Christoph Fink is taking over the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Werum IT Solutions in Körber's Pharma Business Area at the Luneburg site. He will manage the operational customer business and drive the expansion of the international service portfolio and global growth.
"With Christoph Fink, we were able to win over a top manager who convinced us with his many years of experience in the areas of digitization, customer orientation and management of international teams.", says Jens Woehlbier, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Software, Körber Business Area Pharmaceuticals. "He will drive the further development of our service portfolio and support our pharma and biotech customers on their way to the digitalized factory. We wish him much joy and success in his new role."
Christoph Fink studied physics and economics and holds a doctorate in electrical engineering. He began his career at Deloitte as a technology and management consultant. In the course of his professional career, he gained experience in numerous management positions at internationally active technology and IT companies, such as Siemens and Atos Information Technology, among others in China and Singapore.
Most recently, as Head of Chapter Service and Operations at T-Systems International in Vienna, he was responsible for setting up Deutsche Telekom's telematics infrastructure for the digitization of the German healthcare system.
OpenText appoints new Vice President Sales DACH
Werner Rieche is returning to OpenText: The software company welcomes him to the position of Vice President Sales DACH. In this role, the 50-year-old will be responsible for future business development in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Rieche already worked for OpenText from 2001 to 2015, most recently also as Vice President Sales DACH. In between, Rieche was President DACH and Managing Director Germany at SAG Germany, a wholly owned subsidiary of Software AG, where he was responsible for the business of Germany's second-largest software company.
Rieche's career also includes senior positions at IBM FileNet and SER Solutions. In total, Rieche has more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry.
"Returning to OpenText comes at an exciting time for me. Covid-19 is rapidly changing market dynamics and requiring companies to accelerate their digital transformations. Effective information management - including digitizing content, adopting a modern collaboration strategy and investing in cyber resilience - can really drive this.", comments Rieche.
Leogistics expands business in Scandinavia
Morten Meyer joins Leogistics to expand the company's existing activities in Scandinavia. In his position as Manager Nordics, the Dane is responsible for opening up new markets in Scandinavia. In addition to new customer acquisition, Meyer will also contribute as a senior advisor.
Leogistics customers benefit from 27 years of experience in the fields of logistics and supply chain management as well as its expertise in optimizing business processes and implementing IT solutions, including SAP TM and SAP EWM. Currently, shippers and forwarders in Scandinavia are facing major challenges when it comes to converting to S/4 Hana.
Meyer is to provide targeted support for this target group with Leogistics' range of consulting services and portfolio of solutions. Morten Meyer was many
years in the freight forwarding industry and most recently worked for Arla Foods as Senior Manager in Global Logistic Development.
On his start at Leogistics, Meyer explains: "I am very much looking forward to working for an innovative company and continuing to drive the expansion of activities in Scandinavia and incorporate customer requirements."
Lars Reinkemeyer joins Celonis
Lars Reinkemeyer is Celonis' new vice president of customer transformation. Previously, Reinkemeyer continuously promoted the implementation of Celonis Process Mining within the company in his position as a senior executive at Siemens. To this end, he founded a Celonis Center of Excellence and established a global community of process and transformation experts.
At Celonis, Reinkemeyer will support customers in implementing digital process transformation initiatives using the Celonis Execution Management System and its core process mining technology. His work will focus on building and implementing EMS Centers of Excellence.
These are a key transformational driver to quickly achieve process excellence. He will also expand the Celonis ecosystem by building a board for senior advisors and a council for EMS experts to foster the sharing of best practices in process mining.
"Joining Celonis is an opportunity to follow my passion and help companies transform their processes and realize digital potentials", comments Lars Reinkemeyer.
In the future, Arthur Michalek will strengthen the team of Country Manager Udo Urbantschitsch as Partner Account Manager at Red Hat and will primarily be responsible for further development in the channel. He has gained a lot of experience in the domestic IT industry in the past.
Carolin Meiser takes over the management of the HR department at Easy Software and accompanies the company as a specialist for the ECM market. After 17 years of HR work at SER Group in Bonn, she knows the realities of the ECM market inside out.
Clemens Weis has taken over the operational management of Cideon Software & Services. He continues the consistent further development of the company - with experience and know-how in digital transformation processes and the latest platform technologies.
Reto Rutz, Managing Director at Valantic and responsible for the Competence Center CEC Switzerland, has been elected to the partnership at Valantic. In his new position, he will drive the consulting and IT services business in the areas of digital platforms.
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