Ivo Muri sells his Zeit AG to Stefan Hermann
Two Sursee visionaries make a pact for the future: After 23 years in business, Ivo Muri has decided to sell ZEIT AG to Sursee IT entrepreneur Stefan Hermann and his Base-Net group of companies.
Ivo Muri and his family want to devote themselves entirely to time research in the future and are planning to set up their own institute. After more than 20 years, they are therefore selling Zeit AG to Stefan Hermann, who will integrate the company into his networked corporate structure. Stefan Hermann has been anchored in the IT industry for over 20 years and has founded several software companies during this time. The group includes the Sursee-based companies Base-Net Informatik AG, Base-Net Education AG and Base-Net IT Services AG, as well as PEAX AG, which is domiciled in Lucerne. Together with Zeit AG, the group of companies employs over 180 people.
Still independent company with new management
Zeit AG will continue to operate as an independent company, according to a statement on February 12. The integration into the group of companies results in a large number of synergies at the product level, the company adds. The Base-Net companies develop software for banks, insurance companies and schools, and also offer professional cloud services. PEAX specializes in digital services and networked overall systems. Together with the core competencies of Base-Net and PEAX, Zeit AG's products will be more strongly networked, and a unique combination of technology and expertise will be created, the communiqué continues.
The role of Ivo Muri's successor as CEO will be taken over by Stefan Müller. Stefan Müller has been active in the IT industry for over 20 years. According to the company, he has great entrepreneurial know-how, a wealth of experience as a committed leader and is familiar with the latest technologies. After holding various positions at Homegate, Axon Active, Base-Net and PEAX, he is looking forward to leading Zeit AG into an exciting and sustainable future, according to the statement.
Ivo Muri continues to be active as a time researcher
Ivo Muri founded Zeit AG in 1994. Today, his time recording systems are used extensively and have been able to establish themselves as the Swiss market leader. In addition to his entrepreneurial commitment, Ivo Muri is passionate about researching the meaning of time in our society. In his book publications, among others, he has impressively shown how much our understanding of time is tied to the clock and money - and contrasts this understanding with alternative concepts in his reflections. The recently launched series of impulse events www.zeitzeichen.ch serves him as a vessel for the transfer of insights from time research. Together with his wife and his two daughters, who were already active in Zeit AG, he will found a time research and consulting institute called "NOMOS der ZEIT". This will be domiciled at Geuenseestrasse 5 in Sursee from March 1, 2018.
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