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Klaus

Re-rating company valuation multiples by building global GTM and B2B sales systems

About Me

Father, husband, tech executive. Passionate about sports, coaching and education. After a career spanning Fortune 500 global sales leadership and multi-country P&L ownership, I now partner with PE and VC-backed technology companies to architect the commercial infrastructure, people and technology that drives scale and expands exit multiples. Banking technology, cybersecurity, public sector. U.S., Europe, Latin America. €1M to €200M. 10 to 1,500 FTE. Across 30+ countries. Former athlete. U.S.-educated on an athletic scholarship — arrived with no English, no network, modest capital. Proof that things can scale.

Jurisdiction

Spain | Germany | United States | Mexico | Chile | Argentina | Colombia | Portugal | Switzerland | Luxembourg | Austria

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
President EMEA & LATAM Corsa Security
2021 - Present

Private Equity-backed Cybersecurity Software Manufacturer. Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet are integration partners. Building the global sales channels with global system integrators. Reporting to the global CEO in California.

Partner I Sales Practice LeaderStratexecution
2021 - Present

International Management Consulting. Helping CEOs, Investors and Board Directors close the gap between strategy and execution.

Managing Director Europe I Public Sector Mission Crytical Systems Scytl Secure Electronic Voting
2014 - 2020

Late-stage VC-backed software (advanced cryptography) and professional services company. Acquired by The Paragon Group (FTSE-250) and SPS (BME). Building the growth system with people, technology and process transformation in Europe. Co-CEO and founder of 3 Legal Entities with global system integrators and P&L of €10M-€100M. Results: Best performing organization worldwide for 5 consecutive years

CEO Mexico I Financial Sector Software and Services AGS
2011 - 2015

PE-backed Software and Professional Services Company in Spain, the US, Mexico and Brazil. Acquired by Credit Suisse in 2015. Results: Turned the company around from the brink of closing down to growing 3x - 10x and preparing the P&L of €10M for a succesful exit.

Vice President Banking Division and Global Accounts I Electronic Banking Systems Wincor Nixdorf
2007 - 2010

Wincor Nixdorf (Frankfurt: WIN; ADR traded in the US), later acquired by Diebold (NYSE: DBD). Head of the Banking Division in Latin America and Global Account Program Leader for Americas & Iberia Results: Met sales and revenue budgets of $200M at an average of 120% over 4 years with double-digit gross profits.

Global Accounts Client Executive I Banking and Technology Services IBM
2002 - 2006

International assignment in Chile and Mexico Led the largest accounts of the company, managed C-suite relationships and led the IBM multidisciplibary team in the accounts Results: Continuous sales quota achievement of $30M-$50M. 3 promotionms in 5 years. Member of IBM´s top talent team and send to IBM´s executive education programs at Harvard and other institutions.

Education

Masters of MBA Management Information Systems Dominican University Illinois
1999 - 2000
Degree of International Management & Business Administration Dominican University Illinois
1994 - 1998
Diploma of Venture Capital and Private Equity Indian School of Business - Hyderabad India
2024 - 2024

Certification

Total Certifications4

Certified ISO 42001 AI Professional I Governance

FQA International

2025

Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy

Sloan School of Busines, MIT

2020

Executive Presence & Influence

Wharton School of Business

2022

Strategic Sales Management

IESE

2024

Skills

Core skills0
Languages3

Languages

English
German
Spanish