Ertan Özdil (CEO)
Expertise and Leadership
ABOUT
Born 1974
Started programming at the age of 9
Brought first open source CRM to market at the age of 17
WORK
1996: founded his first software company in Germany
2001: Moved to work for IBM
2005: Moved to 3U where he took over responsibility for the group software development
2008: established weclapp, aimed at developing a leading edge, disruptive ERP system jointly with 3U “SAP for SMB”
Michael Schmidt (CFO)
Spirit and Determination
ABOUT
Born 1966
Studied Communications Engineering at Giessen Technical University
WORK
1997: Member of the team establishing 3U Telecom AG as CTO
1999: IPO of 3U Telecom AG
2002: appointed Member of the Management Board
2007: appointed CEO of 3U HOLDING AG
Arne Henne (CRO)
Internationalization and Sales
ABOUT
Born 1983
Studied Asian Pacific Business Administration at the University of Herfordshire
WORK (HIGHLIGHTS)
2003: General Manager at European Direct Marketing GmbH
2004: Managing Partner at Systemine eMedia GbR
2005: Target Group Coordinator at Horbach Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH
2011: Sales and Marketing Manager, DACH & Benelux at Vistaprint
2012: SMB Marketing & Program Manager, EMEA at Facebook
2018: Regional Vice President Partner Sales at Yext
2020: Chief Revenue Officer at Pylot GmbH
Ralph Thoenes
(Chairman)
ABOUT
Born 1962
Apprenticeship as a banker at Dresdner Bank, Dusseldorf
Legal studies at Bonn University
A proven expert in the areas of corporate acquisition, data protection, and corporate governance
WORK
Since 1995: Lawyer with Dusseldorf-based law firms
Since 2010: Co-Founder and Partner of Altenburger Rechtsanwälte law firm
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of 3U HOLDING AG
Since 2019: Member and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of weclapp SE
Stefan Thies
(Deputy Chairman)
ABOUT
Born 1966
Tax Consultant
Managing Director of Thies and Thies Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH, Heinsberg
WORK
1991–1995: Auditing and consulting at Ernst & Young GmbH, Dusseldorf
1995 – 1997: Manager in the Controlling and Operating Divisions of Deutsche Bau- und Grundstücks AG, Bonn
Since 1997: Tax Advisor in Heinsberg, since 2002 as Managing Partner of Thies & Thies Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
1998 – 2008: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of mediaMotion AG, Cologne
Since 2010: Member of the Supervisory Board of 3U HOLDING AG, Marburg; since 21 May 2015 Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of 3U HOLDING AG
Since 2021: Member and Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of weclapp SE
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Maucher
(Director)
ABOUT
Born 1969
Head of Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence at Stuttgart Media University
Technology expert with expertise in the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning
WORK
1990 – 1994: Diploma in Electrical Engineering/Communications Engineering, University of Ulm
1995 – 1999: Ph.D. Department for Communications Engineering, University of Ulm
2000 – 2004: Head of Competence Center digital Communications at Ascom Systec AG, Switzerland
Since 2004: Head of Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence at Stuttgart Media University
Since 2021: Member of the Supervisory Board of weclapp SE
Cloud natives right from the start
Customers by industries
IT Service Provider
Other
Wholesale
Manufacturing
ECommerce
Agencies
Consulting
Retail
IT Service Provider 18%
Other 17%
Wholesale 15%
Manufacturing 14%
ECommerce 12%
Agencies 11%
Consulting 7%
Retail 6%
Built for Teams!
No inherent barriers to growth –
the sky‘s the limit
The leading-edge cloud-based ERP-platform:
- Joy of use
- Genuinely cloud-based: consistent, scalable, expandable, universal, low price
- International:
- Platform: Java EE kernel, many extensions, partly open source
- Active community of developers,users and technology partners
One Solution
Corporate Culture
Start-up-like, young, agile,
ambitious, determined
Values we treasure most
team-minded
ambitious
responsible
reliable
open-minded
efficient
The weclapp Culture Code
We are a strong team
We take responsibility for what we do
We want to grow and unleash our potential
We make sure our customers love us
We create a great working atmosphere
Company Milestones
weclapp SE (i.e. Societas Europaea, Corporation under European law),
two-tier governance system
2019
Currently >50 employees in Germany plus external developer team in Mumbai, India
2018
EBITDA margin exceeds 30 %
Awarded „ERP-System of the Year”
for the third time in a row
2016
Cash break even
Awarded „ERP-System of the Year” for the first time
2008
Company established by founder Ertan Özdil
Development and market entry phase
financed by 3U HOLDING AG
in the amount of more than EUR 20 million