Management

Oliver Winzenried

co-founder and CEO of WIBU-SYSTEMS AG Germany

In 1987 Oliver Winzenried was awarded his Masters degree in Electrical Engineering (Diplom-Ingenieur Elektrotechnik) by the University of Karlsruhe, one of Germany's three elite universities. He has extensive knowledge of developing ASICs, PC hardware, and communication interfaces. His strong leadership qualities and wide range of management skills explain why his company has enjoyed strong growth, stability and profitability over the years.

He is an active board member of BITKOM (www.bitkom.org ) and serves on the development association board of the FZI (www.fzi.de), the renowned Research Center for Information Technologies. He also sits on various standards committees and participates in international R&D projects.

Marcellus Buchheit

co-founder, Director of Research and Development, and CEO of WIBU-SYSTEMS USA.

Marcellus Buchheit was awarded his Masters degree in Computer Science (Diplom Informatiker) by the University of Karlsruhe in 1989. As a professional computer scientist, Marcellus Buchheit knows the basics of professional software development inside out. He also has profound knowledge of encryption technology, Internet standards, hardware control and Windows developments (he is author of a former standard work of reference in this area). As Regional Director at Microsoft, he monitored PC software trends and Internet standards between 1996 and 2004.

Marcel Hartgerink

General Manager of WIBU-SYSTEMS NV, WIBU-Systems BV, WIBU-SYSTEMS LTD et WIBU-SYSTEMS Espagne

Marcel Hartgerink studied Electronics Engineering and developed his first software protection system for Atari-ST computers in 1988. He was later involved in biometric authentication systems for large corporations. In addition to his technical background, Marcel is also an expert in marketing innovative solutions.

He is currently General Manager of WIBU-SYSTEMS NV, WIBU-SYSTEMS BV, WIBU-SYSTEMS LTD and WIBU-SYSTEMS Spain, and is in charge of Sales and Marketing in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, the UK and Ireland.