Management
Our success as a leader in the store automation market is the result of our experienced executive team. We are committed to senior executives with the talent and experience to govern, set strategy and lead the company forward to continued success.
Rainer Gläß
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Rainer Gläß began his career in 1979 at the Technische Universität Dresden where he graduated with a degree as an engineer in Information Technology. He went on to work in various areas of software development, beginning as an application programmer and advancing to project management.
In 1990 Rainer Gläß together with his business partner Stephan Kronmüller founded G&K Datensysteme GmbH (the forefather to GK SOFTWARE AG). Together they have successfully led the company to become one of the leading providers of store automation solutions in Europe.
Rainer lives in Schöneck, Germany with his wife and two children. In his spare time he enjoys reading and sports, including bicycling, skiing, and tennis. He is the author of a book on skiing, which is one of his greatest passions.
Stephan Kronmüller
Chief Technology Officer
Management Board Member
Stephan Kronmüller is Chief Technology Officer responsible for all development of the product solutions and technologies of the company.
He has over 20 years of experience as a software developer, consultant, and manager in Technology. Prior to founding GK SOFTWARE AG in 1990 with his business partner Rainer Gläß, Stephan worked as a development manager in financial software.
Stephan graduated with a degree as an engineer of Informatics from the Technische Universität Chemnitz.
Ronald Scholz
Chief Operations Officer
Management Board Member
Ronald Scholz is COO responsible for professional services, customer service and support.
Ronald studied at the Technische Universität Dresden where he received a degree as an engineer in Informatics.
André Hergert
Chief Financial Officer
Management Board Member
In 1991, after studying business management and political science at the University of Lüneburg and Loughborough University, André Hergert began working as an accounting manager and a financial director at various companies in the financial and IT sectors.
As a partner at a management consultancy firm, he concentrated on mergers and acquisitions and worked as a strategy consultant and developer of internal and external reporting from 2006 onwards.
André has been a member of the management board at GK SOFTWARE AG since 2008.
