The pillars of our success

 

An experienced management team including long-lasting industry experts.

 

Management Team

Michael Scheibner

Chief Executive Officer
Chairman of the Board

Michael Scheibner

“The focus of my work is to continue our success story and to concentrate on focus and scale towards further global go-to-market of our leading solutions.”

Michael Scheibner, born in 1975, has been responsible for GK Software's business and product strategy since 2009. His main focus has been on the global go-to-market strategies and the expansion of the partner ecosystems as well as the scalability of the business model within the priorities of customer satisfaction and profitability of the company.

Most recently, as Chief Strategy Officer, he was responsible for partner management and strategic development. In this role, he established GK Software as a global innovation provider for the SAP Retail Ecosystem and drove the company's growth. As Managing Director, he was also responsible for the development and consolidation of GK Software Africa.

Michael Scheibner has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining GK Software, Michael Scheibner worked for leading international companies such as Lexmark, MICROS and Reflexis, where he held executive positions in sales, partner sales and sales management.

André Hergert

Chief Financial Officer
Member of the Board

André Hergert

“Our objective is to achieve a good balance of growth and earnings while maintaining GK's innovative power.”

Since graduating with degrees in business management and political science from the University of Lüneburg and Loughborough University in 1991, André Hergert has worked as an accounting manager and financial director at various companies in the financial and IT sectors. In 2006, he became partner at a management consultancy firm focused on mergers & acquisitions, strategy and internal and external report development. Hergert has been a member of the management board at GK Software SE since 2008.

Michael Jaszczyk

Chief Digital Transformation Officer of GK Software SE, CEO of GK Software USA, Inc.
Member of the Board

André Hergert

“We prioritize retailers needs like strategic pricing, organizational efficiency and great customer experiences to position them well for the future. With GK we deliver the strategic and technological architecture to do so.”

Michael Jaszczyk has extensive experience in software development for the retail industry and as a manager in international IT companies, including MCRL AG, Pironet AG and SA2 Retail AG. He joined GK Software SE in late 2010 to lead the OpenScale business before being appointed CTO (until 2018) and CEO of GK Software USA in November 2011.