Executive Board

Composition of the Executive Board

The CEO and the other members of the EB are appointed and dismissed by the BoD. The BoD is supported by the NCC, which prepares all relevant decisions of the BoD in relation to the nomination of the CEO and the other members of the EB and submits proposals and recommendations to the BoD.

Dieter Schlosser

Role
Chief Executive Officer

Joined SoftwareONE in 
2012

Nationality
German

Professional experience and external appointments
Previously held several positions in the IT departments of large companies in the oil and gas, mining, automotive and pharmaceutical sectors.

Joined SoftwareONE in 2012 as Chief Operating Officer.

No external appointments.

Education
Degree in business management from Württembergische Verwaltungs- und Wirtschafts-Akademie e.V.

Hans Grüter

Role
Chief Financial Officer

Joined SoftwareONE in
2014

Nationality
Swiss

Professional experience and external appointments
Previously Chief Financial Officer at COLTENE Holding AG.

Currently also Member of the Board of Directors of Continos AG.

Education
Degree from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (2001) and a PhD in business administration from the University of Zurich (1990).

Alex Alexandrov

Role
Chief Operating Officer, M&A and Strategy

Joined SoftwareONE in
2017

Nationality
American

Professional experience and external appointments
Previously a managing director at the private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners, where he was responsible for new investments and existing portfolios in the area of technology-enabled services.

Member of the Board of Directors of CompuCom Systems, whose software business SoftwareONE acquired in 2015, until December 2016.

During the past five years, Member of the Board of Directors of System One and System Maintenance Services.

No external appointments.

Education
Graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in economics (with high honors) and a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance (with honors), MBA from Harvard Business School.

Neil Lomax

Role
President of Sales

Joined SoftwareONE in
2008

Nationality
British

Professional experience and external appointments
Previously President of North America and a member of the group’s Executive Board for worldwide sales strategy.

Joined SoftwareONE in 2008 and held several positions in the areas of sales and business development.

No external appointments.

Education
Cambridge Judge Business School with an executive education degree in business models for transformative & competitive advantage.

The following table provides an overview of SoftwareONE’s EB:

Management changes

There were no changes in the EB during the 2020 financial year.

Responsibilities

The BoD has delegated the operational management of the company entirely to the CEO within the limits permitted by law and subject to the powers and duties remaining with the BoD pursuant to the OrgR.

Within the operational management delegated to the CEO pursuant to the OrgR, the CEO is responsible for SoftwareONE’s daily business operations and represents the company in these matters, all in accordance with the law, the AoI, the OrgR as well as the strategies, policies and guidelines set by the BoD. The CEO is responsible for the implementation of BoD resolutions and the supervision of all management levels at the company. The CEO acts as the head of the EB.

Within the EB, the CEO is the primary point of contact for the Chairperson and the other members of the BoD. The CEO represents and coordinates the positions of the EB vis-à-vis the BoD. In case of matters requiring approval by the BoD as a matter of law, the AoI or the OrgR, the CEO submits corresponding proposals to the BoD. The CEO provides information to the other members of the EB concerning the resolutions and suggestions of the BoD. The CEO ensures that resolutions are implemented and that suggestions are taken into account. The CEO represents the group, both internally and externally.

Statutory provisions regarding external mandates

According to Art. 21 of the AoI, no member of the EB may hold more than one mandate in a listed company and more than three mandates in non-listed companies. For a description of how SoftwareONE defines mandates and for transitional provisions of newly appointed EB members, please refer to the section Availability and statutory provisions regarding external mandates above.

Any mandate of a member of the EB in a legal entity outside of SoftwareONE shall be subject to prior approval by the BoD, or where delegated to it, the NCC.

All members of the EB remained within the statutory maximum numbers of outside mandates in listed and non-listed companies and organizations.

Management contracts

As at 31 December 2020, the company has not entered into any management contracts with third parties.