Abacus Research strengthens board of directors and management
Abacus Research, manufacturer of ERP standard software for the SME segment, has elected a new Chairman of the Board of Directors, Rainer Kaczmarczyk, at an Extraordinary General Meeting.
Since its foundation 35 years ago by three HSG graduates, the St. Gallen software company Abacus Research has developed from a start-up to a company with over 500 employees, three Swiss branches and subsidiaries in three locations in Germany. Claudio Hintermann, founding partner, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors in personal union, is now handing over the mandate of Chairman of the Board of Directors to Rainer Kaczmarczyk. Hintermann will concentrate more on operational management on the one hand and on software development as chief strategist on the other. He will remain on the company's Board of Directors.
From Compaq to Abacus Research
Rainer Kaczmarczyk was Managing Director of the Abacus subsidiary in Germany from 2009 to 2017 and before that held the same position at Compaq Switzerland from 1995 to 2002 and subsequently at Compaq Germany. After the acquisition of Compaq by Hewlett-Packard, he led the Enterprise Systems division and Business Customer Sales with around 1100 employees for three years in Germany as Managing Director.
Claudio Hintermann comments on his resignation as VRP as follows: "The expected growth spurt in the digital age requires that our company adequately strengthens itself and builds sustainable structures. With his many years of experience in the management of a large company, Rainer Kaczmarczyk will help us to create an appropriate organization in our company that will allow us to continue to grow as well as be successful and thus secure the company's existence in the long term for the benefit of our customers, users, sales partners and employees."
"Exciting challenge"
Kaczmarcyk calls the fact that he is responsible for the transformation process at Abacus Research "an exciting challenge" and explains: "At Abacus, we want to continue the unique success story, expand the leading market position and continue to serve our customers with useful innovations. I look forward to working with CEO Claudio Hintermann and the Abacus employees."
At the same time as the change at the top of the Board of Directors, Abacus is strengthening its management with Philippe Bürki as the company's new CFO. Bürki worked for the Migros Ostschweiz cooperative for eight years in the finance department as Head of Controlling. Prior to that, he was responsible for the finances of the Hotelplan Group's Russian business for three years.
