We are Easy
For over 25 years, EASY SOFTWARE has stood for innovative software solutions, developed in the heart of the Ruhr Valley. Today, our products and services have long been in use all over the world. Countless partners, customers, and users rely on them every day, and so do our 297 employees. Their expertise focus on service and having a down-to-earth attitude, giving EASY SOFTWARE a face, and are a major part of our success. Get to know us and our team better!
The Management Board
Dieter Weißhaar
CEO
Dieter Weißhaar has been a member of the Management Board of EASY SOFTWARE AG since June 1, 2018. He is responsible for corporate strategy, the sales and marketing divisions and IT. Since September 1, 2018, he has headed the EASY Group as Chairman of the Executive Board.
Dieter Weißhaar has 20 years of international executive experience in the technology industry. In particular, the economist can boast expertise in the sales, customer service, product management and marketing areas of market leaders such as IBM, ThyssenKrupp Information Services, Oracle, T-Systems and B2X Solutions GmbH.
The Supervisory Board of EASY SOFTWARE AG
Oliver Krautscheid
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Oliver Krautscheid is the chairman of multiple supervisory boards, a financial expert, and a shareholding manager with over 20 years of professional experience. With a degree in business, he is a partner in Value Investor Partners GbR, a family-held company which he founded, and president of the governing board of The Fantastic Company AG. Krautscheid is also on the supervisory committees of EPG Engineered nanoProducts Germany AG, CD Deutsche Eigenheim AG, and Heliocentris Energy Solutions AG. Among other companies, he has also worked for the consulting and auditing companies Arthur Andersen, McKinsey & Co., and KPMG, where he was a partner in the Financial Advisory Services department.
Stefan ten Doornkaat
Vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board
Stefan ten Doornkaat has been a member of the EASY SOFTWARE AG Supervisory Board since July 2012. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar at the District Court Düsseldorf and developed his own law practice while also working as a self-employed tax advisor. Since 2003 he has been authorized to argue in the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf. He is also the spokesperson for the Schutzgemeinschaft der Kapitalanleger e.V. (SdK – Association for the Protection of Capital Investors).
Thomas Mayerbacher
Member of the Supervisory Board
Thomas Mayerbacher joined the EASY SOFTWARE AG Supervisory Board in July 2015. He is an independent corporate consultant, focusing on business and operative excellence, change and turnaround management, and finance and controlling. After earning his degree as an industrial engineer in 1997, he began his professional career at Deloitte & Touche. He has been a member of the Management Board (CFO) of the REALTECH Group since 2011, where he helped organize the international turnaround and fundamental change of strategy as CEO in mid-2013 and the future and profit oriented reorganization of the Group in 2014.
Our experts. Your contacts.
A diverse company like EASY SOFTWARE survives on the people behind the brand. Below, we will briefly introduce you to a few contacts and experts in our team.
Martina Appold Board office, authorized signatoryMartina Appold has been part of the EASY SOFTWARE AG team since 2000. She is the key contact for all queries directed to the Management Board and the Supervisory Board. She is also responsible for organizing the general meeting.
- Rainer Berndt Head of Legal Services | Compliance
Rainer Berndt is responsible for the areas of Legal Services, Strategic Procurement, and Compliance at EASY SOFTWARE AG. He holds a degree in economics from ADI Stuttgart, and is a Certified SAP Consultant Financials and lawyer. He has many years of experience in IT law, SAP consulting, and project management.
- Thomas Cziesla Head of Strategic Consulting
Thomas Cziesla is responsible for Strategic Consulting at EASY, which supports customers in implementing their digitization strategy. Previously, he served at EASY as Professional Services Department Manager and Head of Production Management, among others.
- Maria Engel Head of Controlling
The Senior Controller with a degree in commercial economics manages the company controlling and supports strategic projects. In her career at EASY, she has worked in Sales, Outsourcing, Managed Services, and Accounting.
- Jens-Peter Hess Head of Business Unit PCM, authorized signatory
Jens-Peter Hess has led the SAP Content Management department since 2015. With a degree in computer science, he has over twenty years of experience in SAP, process optimization, and document management. Previously he served for several years as General Manager at nextevolution AG.
- Werner Höllrigl Senior Vice President Services
Werner Höllrigl joined EASY SOFTWARE AG in November 2018 as Head of Services and Support International. He was previously head of the Oracle consulting division in Germany and Switzerland and can look back on many years of experience at Xerox and Microsoft. Werner Höllrigl is an expert in the development of service businesses.
- Birgit Eijkhout Head of Corporate Marketing, Member of the Executive Board
Birgit Eijkhout became Head of Corporate Marketing of EASY SOFTWARE AG in June 2017. She has great expertise in the marketing of ECM solutions and extensive experience in national and international marketing.
- Marcel Rosenbaum Head of Business Unit SPIRIT, member of the EASY ENTERPRISE SERVICES GmbH board of directors
Marcel Rosenbaum is responsible for the EASY SPIRIT Suite section of EASY ENTERPRISE SERVICES GmbH – and thus for the development of the new EASY Cloud Platform for the automation and digitization of document-intensive business processes in the Cloud.
- Gerald Rüdiger Head of Corporate Sales and Partner Management, authorized signatory
Gerald Rüdiger is responsible for Sales, our Partner Network, and the international branch offices. He has many years of experience in IT and telecommunication technologies, Outsourcing projects, and Business Cloud Services. He joined the EASY SOFTWARE team in 2013.
- Andreas Schneider Head of Business Unit ECM, authorized signatory
Andreas Schneider is responsible for software development at EASY SOFTWARE AG as well as the associated Development, Program Management, and Documentation departments. Previously, he worked for HENRICHSEN AG, most recently as head of the DMS Solutions department.
- Richard Luckow Head of Sales & Managing Director of EASY SOFTWARE Deutschland GmbH
Richard Luckow has been involved in IT sales for 20 years. He joined EASY SOFTWARE AG in 2000 and has held senior positions since 2004. Among other things, he is an expert in Key Account Management and SAP and business process consulting.
OUR HISTORY
Over 25 years of company history are filled with events and stories. Join us on a journey through almost three decades of EASY SOFTWARE and take a look at the milestones along our way.
Our mission
What we do and what our solutions are capable of already say a lot about EASY SOFTWARE. But even more than “what”, “how” really tells you about us as a company. Our mission let you know how we think and what is important to us.
