{"id":107173,"date":"2021-11-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e3mag.com\/?p=107173"},"modified":"2024-03-13T13:57:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T12:57:31","slug":"menschen-im-oktober-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/menschen-im-oktober-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"People in October 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Managing Director for SNP Switzerland<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thomas Fundneider<\/strong> becomes the new Managing Director of SNP Switzerland. He comes from Datavard; SNP acquired the data specialist at the end of July this year. In the course of this, SNP is repositioning itself in Switzerland. The goal is to sustainably strengthen the market position among SAP user companies in the Swiss market through the expanded product portfolio and the growing partner structure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the two offices in Steinhausen (Canton Zug) and Regensdorf (Canton Zurich), Fundneider will sustainably expand the presence. The 58-year-old business economist studied at the Private University of Applied Sciences (PHW) in Zurich, where he graduated with an Executive MBA, Leadership and Strategic Management. <\/p><div id=\"great-370201774\" class=\"great-fullsize-content-en\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6yfv7eho3Gc\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Fullsize\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150.jpg\" alt=\"Fullsize\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-400x50.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-100x13.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-480x60.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-640x80.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-720x90.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-960x120.jpg 960w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-1168x146.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-600x75.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\"<em>We are very pleased that we have now gained a proven management and sales manager in Thomas Fundneider.<\/em>\", says Oliver Schwede, General Manager Central Europe at SNP. \"<em>He is responsible for the strategic direction, has excellent customer access and knows how we position ourselves as a provider of data transformations in the Swiss market.<\/em>.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas Fundneider comments: \"<em>From my time at Datavard, I naturally know the market and customer needs. In the highly developed Swiss market, a great many business and IT transformations are currently pending. SNP offers considerable added value here. SNP is already a relevant player in the SAP market in Switzerland. However, we have much more potential and have set ourselves growth targets that we will push in the next few years.<\/em>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Thomas-Fundneider.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Thomas-Fundneider.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107161\"\/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Thomas Fundneider<\/strong> joins SNP Switzerland from Datavard as Managing Director, which will now further expand its business in the Alpine country under new management.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lindsay Keim joins Citrix<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lindsay Keim<\/strong> In her newly created role as Regional Director for Switzerland and Austria, she will be responsible for the growth and development of the Sales and Service divisions in the two Alpine countries and will work with the local management teams, customers and partners to drive this forward. She will report to Oliver Ebel, Area Vice President, Central Europe at Citrix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"<em>Lindsay's career has already included management positions in both the USA and the EMEA region. She therefore not only knows both regions and their IT markets inside out, but also has outstanding leadership skills<\/em>\", explains Oliver Ebel. \"<em>Under Lindsay's leadership, her team is in an excellent position to optimize all internal and external aspects of our clients' digital transformation<\/em>.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay Keim originally joined Citrix in North America where she held various leadership positions before joining the Citrix EMEA team in 2013. There she held a number of roles including Chief of Staff, Sales &amp; Service EMEA, Director of Education and Director of Business Planning. In her previous role as Senior Director of Customer Success for Central Europe, she was responsible for optimizing all commercial and operational aspects of customer success in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"<em>I am very much looking forward to my new role and working with our local teams to strengthen Citrix's position in the market<\/em>\", says Keim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lindsay_Keim.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lindsay_Keim.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107163\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em><strong>Lindsay Keim<\/strong> will be responsible for the growth and development of the Sales and Service divisions in his newly created role as Regional Director for Switzerland and Austria.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reinforcement for Brainloop's sales team<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chris Beckmann<\/strong> has been appointed as Brainloop's new Vice President Sales. In this position, Beckmann is responsible for all of the company's sales and marketing activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has extensive experience in the global SaaS and virtual data room business. He joins Brainloop from Drooms, where he led corporate finance and M&amp;A and was responsible for the company's entry into new markets. Between 2004 and 2017, he was responsible for Datasite's business in the DACH region and expanded the company's activities to Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beckmann began his career at an asset management company in New York. On his return to Europe, he took on various management positions in German medium-sized companies and worked as a management consultant for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"<em>I am thrilled to welcome Chris Beckmann to the Brainloop team as we have just launched major new investments in the company's product roadmap and comprehensive certifications of the associated security infrastructure<\/em>\", is how Ulf Gartzke, CEO of Brainloop, classifies the new addition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Chris_Beckmann.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Chris_Beckmann.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107162\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Oliver Sommer pushes CNT business<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oliver Sommer<\/strong> is taking on the role of Senior Project Manager at the Vienna-based SAP consulting company CNT. Born in Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Sommer has been with the company since 2017 and has realized complex implementation projects for global companies. Sommer studied at business faculties in Berkeley (California), Atlanta (Georgia, USA), Beijing (China) and Vienna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After completing his main degree at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, the passionate mountain biker and skier decided to pursue a career in IT. After joining the US database group Oracle, he worked for Cincom Systems in Frankfurt am Main. In 2006, he moved to the paper industry at Mayr-Melnhof and later to the Prinzhorn Group in 2011. At CNT, he took over program and project management responsibilities for ERP optimization projects and S\/4 Hana roll-outs for international corporate groups from 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to classic project management, his expertise primarily includes migration management, test management and cut-over management, as well as S\/4 implementations. Professional assignments throughout Europe and South America are among his highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/oliver-sommer-cnt.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/oliver-sommer-cnt.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107160\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Managing Director at Valantic CEC Switzerland<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Florian Heidecke<\/strong> has started as the second Managing Director of the Valantic Competence Center CEC Switzerland for Customer Engagement &amp; Commerce. He joins Reto Rutz, who has headed the Competence Center since 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 15 years of consulting and management experience in the IT services sector, Florian Heidecke has the ideal qualifications for this position. After an apprenticeship in banking and a degree in business informatics, Florian Heidecke completed his doctorate at the University of St. Gallen (HSG). He started his professional career at the international company Arvato, where he implemented strategic projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past twelve years, he has held various roles at the digitalization service provider Namics, where he was primarily responsible for acquiring, advising and developing clients in Switzerland and Germany. As Chief Client Officer and member of the Executive Board, he also played a key role in the strategic development of the company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reto Rutz, Managing Director and Partner at Valantic: \"<em>We are delighted about the reinforcement at our location. Florian not only impresses with his personal manner, but also with his background knowledge<\/em>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Florian-Heidecke.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Florian-Heidecke.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107159\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jochen Fuchs,<\/strong> Group General Counsel of Arvato Systems, has also taken on the role of Chief Human Resources Manager (CHRO) at Arvato Systems. As part of the management team, he is thus responsible for human resources as well as for legal, data protection and compliance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Geoff Greenlaw<\/strong> has been appointed by Veritas as the new VP of Channel and Alliances for EMEAI (Europe, Middle East, Africa and India). His first task is to introduce the 2022 Veritas Partner Force Program. This will enable channel partners to more efficiently protect their customers from ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Justin Sadler-Smith,<\/strong> Senior Vice President Sales Northern Europe at Jaggaer, will now also be responsible for the DACH region as part of an expansion of his area of responsibility. The aim is to better serve regional and country-specific customer needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marine Gurzadyan<\/strong> was appointed as a member of ProAlpha's Management Board. She heads the Corporate Development &amp; Strategy division, which was newly created a year ago. She is responsible for corporate strategy, product management, the anticipation of relevant software solutions and acquisitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dirk M\u00fcnchhausen<\/strong> strengthens the management of T\u00dcV Trust IT. He has been with the company since its foundation as COO and Principal Consultant and therefore has broad specialist knowledge in addition to his management experience. He will also continue to be involved in customer projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kai Seela<\/strong> joins the Krypt team as Vice President of Global Trade. Seela is an internationally recognized expert in SAP GTS and brings over 25 years of IT experience, specializing in foreign trade and economics.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IT industry is in a constant state of flux, and with it, company executives. 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