Founded.Led.Sold.
I didn’t build my company from a lecture hall, but through daily decisions, crises, growing pains and real responsibility towards people and customers.
Today I support selected companies as a board member or advisor: with a direct view, without sugar-coating, and with a real interest in their success.
35 years, from student tool to private equity exit
- UniversityThe beginning
A tool for an advertising agency
While at university I develop a software tool for an advertising agency. This small job grows into the idea for a company of my own.
- 1987Founding
A software house, from scratch
Building a software company for service firms from scratch, run by me alone. It becomes one of the leading ERP solutions for agencies, IT firms and consultancies.
- DACHHome market
Three decades of core business
Germany, Austria, Switzerland: home market and core business for three decades, with all the particularities of German-speaking mid-sized companies.
- 2002England
The first subsidiary
Founding a wholly owned subsidiary in Cambridge for international sales: the first expansion with its own team and local market structure.
- BangkokAsia
Five years on the ground
Five years living in Bangkok. Building the entire Asian sales operation, with a reseller network in Singapore as the regional hub.
- DubaiMiddle East
Two years in the Emirates
Two years living in Dubai. Building the team, opening the market and setting up sales for the United Arab Emirates.
- 2022Exit
Sale to private equity
After 35 years as owner, at the end of 2022 I sell my shares to a private equity firm for several million euros. Time for a new professional chapter.
- TodayBoard member & advisor
Passing on what I know
I support founders and growth companies with international ambitions as a board member, advisor and sparring partner.
On the ground, not just on paper
DACH
Home market and core business for three decades. Germany, Austria, Switzerland, with all the particularities of German-speaking mid-sized companies.
England
Building a wholly owned subsidiary. First international expansion with its own team and local market structure.
Asia, Bangkok & Singapore
5 years living in Bangkok. Building the entire Asian sales operation, with a reseller network in Singapore as the regional hub.
Middle East, Dubai / UAE
2 years living in Dubai. Building the team, opening the market and setting up sales for the United Arab Emirates.
I know the difference between expansion on paper and expansion in reality. Cultural nuances, local sales structures, leading teams across time zones: this isn’t theory but lived practice over more than a decade.
“I’m not looking for a big stage. I’m looking for entrepreneurs who really want to know.”