Ken Ogenbratt appointed as second Managing Director and CFO at ecovium

The ecovium Holding GmbH is pleased to welcome Ken Ogenbratt as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and second Managing Director alongside CEO Jörg Jung. He succeeds Daniela Ventura, who is pursuing new challenges. Ogenbratt joins ecovium from Searchmetrics GmbH, where he has been working since 2015, most recently for three years as CFO.

(Neustadt am Rübenberge) In this role, he played a key part in the successful sale of the company to the US competitor Conductor LLC in February of this year. Prior to his time at Searchmetrics, Ogenbratt held leadership positions at the re-selling platform momox SE and the consulting firm EY.

“Ken brings an impressive mix of financial expertise, customer orientation, and a deep understanding of the SaaS business,” said Jörg Jung, CEO of ecovium. “His know-how in strategic planning, business transformation, and process optimization, combined with strong leadership skills, will help us drive our successful growth trajectory. Our customers will greatly benefit from the continuous development and enhancement of our products and services.” With the appointment of Ken Ogenbratt, ecovium emphasizes its focus on SaaS solutions as a forward-looking complement to its established on-premise software portfolio.

Building a sustainable and robust business model

“It is an exciting time to join ecovium, and I am very much looking forward to my new role,” said Ken Ogenbratt. “Our goal is to build a sustainable and robust business model that provides our customers in the logistics sector with tailored and flexible solutions. We value the strengths of our locally installed solutions and see the integration of the SaaS model, characterized by rapid innovation cycles and significant scaling potential, as a logical evolution. With this approach, we can further solidify our position as a leading provider of sustainable and innovative supply chain solutions.”

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