Seasoned leader and senior executive with extensive experience in sales, marketing, strategy, consulting, business transformation, and digitalization. Rich background in the IT industry, having worked on senior management levels with leading multinational brands such as Claris/Apple, Microsoft, T-Systems International, Philips/ Signify and Amazon/AWS.

As the Head of Product Marketing and Member of the Board of Directors with Microsoft he introduced the todays big platforms like Windows, Office, the first PocketPCs and "SmartPhones" in the German/DACH markets. With T-Systems and in close collaboration with Deutsche Telekom Thomas was in charge for the introduction of a big European Cloud Solution, the Open Telekom Cloud (OTC). He served as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Philips Lighting and Signify DACH inventing digital lighting for the industry and connecting our homes with smart lighting.

Thomas' passion also especially extends to fostering the transformation and growth of medium-sized enterprises as the core sector in Germany, which he served and developed as the Head of MidMarket Sales for Amazon Web Services, Germany.

He is also not only a proven manager, but an entrepreneur, having founded a leading platform dedicated to the rising market of electric cars and connected mobility back in 2010, which he developed, introduced and successfully marketed in DACH as one of the first B2B2C-platforms in that new market.


His guiding philosophy is encapsulated in his credo:


"build – measure – learn - grow."
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He firmly believes in the importance of digitalization and change.

"If you can't digitalize what you have planned, it needs to be changed - or it should not be built."
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Thomas` career is marked by a commitment to innovation, digital transformation, customer centricity, and empowering businesses to thrive in the modern digital era and all its endless possibilities.


And yet there is a lot more to come.