proALPHA Management

Eric Verniaut is CEO and thus chiefly responsible for the strategy, corporate development, international growth and human resources of the proALPHA Group. From his long, international career, the native Frenchman has gained extensive experience in enterprise software, professional services and sales. Before joining proALPHA, Eric Verniaut worked for eight years in various executive positions at SAP, most recently as Chief Operating Officer/Chief Business Officer for EMEA, MEE and Greater China. Prior to that he was responsible for worldwide sales and service at Lawson Software, a medium-sized ERP provider. He also worked for fourteen years for the German companies T-Systems Enterprise Services and gedas, where he was responsible for North America, among other things. Eric Verniaut has an MBA from Anglia Ruskin University.

As Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Björn Goerke is responsible for the technological development and the further cloud transformation of proALPHA.

Born in 1969, he holds a degree in informatics and previously held various leading positions at SAP. In his most recent positions at SAP, CTO and President of SAP Cloud Platform, he was responsible for the entire technology and platform vision, strategy and innovations, the technological integration of the group companies as well as the entire on-premises and cloud product portfolio of the SAP company group. His last professional post before joining proALPHA was the Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad, where he was CTO and member of the management of the Volkswagen Group and responsible for the software development of the in-car operating system VW.OS and the cloud platform VW.AC (Automotive Cloud).

„We make the proALPHA products fit for the future in an ever more dynamic market environment and provide customers and prospects with one of the most attractive ERP+ solutions in the market. Teamplay is of great importance here, because it's not just about the product and technology, but most notably about the people and corporate culture. Together we advance innovative business ideas throughout the entire company group using integrated processes.“

Marine Gurzadyan has been the head of the Corporate Development & Strategy division of the proALPHA Group since July 2020.

Her responsibilities range from the corporate strategy, product management, the anticipation of relevant software solutions for customers to mergers & acquisitions. In her new role, Marine Gurzadyan is responsible on management level for the identification and selection of companies which are an asset to proALPHA with regard to the product portfolio and the industry competency. Furthermore, she manages the integration of the acquired expertise and ensures the continuous transformation of the company. Marine Gurzadyan has been with proALPHA since July 2020.

Marine Gurzadyan has long-time experience in business and transaction consulting. Before joining proALPHA, she spent 8 years working for the auditing company KPMG in Germany and Sweden, where she was involved in projects with proALPHA. Her work at KPMG included management consulting on issues of the corporate, product and M&A strategy, post-merger integration and transformation programs.

Marine Gurzadyan studied business economics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

„It is our goal to provide our customers with innovative digital solutions which smoothly support their current and future business models. Our success is based on customer proximity, customer satisfaction and the best talents.“

Patrick Klein was appointed CFO of the proALPHA group in July 2019.

The trained bank official, who has also studied business administration, has been working for proALPHA since 2017, lately as the head of Group Finance & Commercial. He can draw upon more than 20 years of experience from working in various positions at various companies. Before he joined proALPHA, he had been group treasurer at the SAG Group and was head of finances at Praktiker for many years.

„We are constantly growing and developing, and make systematic investments in both technologies and human resources. Our powerful, streamlined structures help us create added value for everybody: customers, partners, and employees“

Christoph Kull is responsible for the ERP+ division. This area includes all solutions of the proALPHA Group companies and strategic acquisitions beyond the core ERP applications.

Christoph Kull has many years of experience in business software. He spent more than ten years in various positions at SAP, five years as Managing Director DACH, leading the development of Workday, and most recently more than five years as Managing Director and Vice President of the Central Europe region at Adobe. He has turned his passion into a career, bringing together people, companies and (software) technologies.

Christoph has extensive management experience in complex, fast-growing, global environments. He specialises in building successful teams and achieving business goals.
With his expertise and hands-on mentality, Christoph Kull drives the integration and growth of the proALPHA Group companies as well as further acquisitions. He also contributes his expertise to the proALPHA product roadmap. 
Christoph Kull holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Consulting from the University of Pforzheim and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Washington, Seattle.

Michael Wüstemeier is President ERP of the proALPHA Group and is responsible for all solutions within our ERP business unit, including all core ERP applications.

Within his 14 years at proALPHA, the IT Business Engineer has written many success stories. As Consulting Director, he has advanced proALPHA's consulting business in Germany for 12 years. Most recently, he was able to generate a two-digit growth as Managing Director of proALPHA Austria in a tough market environment characterized by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war. 
Furthermore, he can draw on experience in customer care and consulting for companies of various sizes from his earlier engagement with IT and consulting firms.

"The economic success of our customers is our top priority. In close cooperation with them, we develop solutions that help them stay competitive in the long term."