About GFT
The Executive Board of GFT Technologies
The executive board is responsible for directing the company, maximising company value and acting in the company’s interest. Each of the four members is jointly responsible for managing the company and the board is chaired by the CEO.
Ulrich Dietz – Chairman of the Executive Board, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Ulrich Dietz’s vision and instinct as a successful entrepreneur knows no bounds. After graduating in engineering, he founded GFT at the cutting edge of the IT industry in 1987 and launched the firm on the stock exchange just twelve years later in 1999. As CEO, he is responsible for the key operational areas of marketing, strategy, corporate communications and investor relations.
Jean-François Bodin – Chief Operating Officer (COO) Resourcing
Jean-François Bodin is responsible for ensuring the necessary flexibility of our clients in their resource planning. His aim: supplying highly skilled specialists and thereby contributing to increase the clients’ core business performance. The MBA graduate and internationally experienced manager has headed the Resourcing division since 2006. With his appointment as COO in 2011, he will now be able to drive the development of this segment at Executive Board level.
Marika Lulay – Chief Operating Officer (COO) Services
Marika Lulay is characterised by her diligent, objective approach. An IT graduate, she became chief operating officer (COO) in 2002, assuming responsibility for GFT Services, the key account management and the key operational areas of technology and quality management. Never afraid to face up to a challenge, Marika Lulay ensures GFT lives up to its reputation as an expert provider of innovative and reliable IT solutions.
Dr. Jochen Ruetz – Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Dr. Jochen Ruetz is tasked with bridging the gap between strategy and reality. As chief financial officer, he is responsible for ensuring transparency and stringent project management. A business graduate, Dr Ruetz has been at the helm of the key operational areas of finance, management accounting, human resources, processes, legal affairs and internal IT at GFT since 2003.
Ulrich Dietz – Chairman of the Executive Board, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
 | “Inspiration, curiosity and courage are the source of innovation. If you want solutions that make a lasting impression, you must promote dialogue, think outside the box and have faith in your ideas. In other words: dare to innovate!” |
Ulrich Dietz’s vision and instinct as a successful entrepreneur knows no bounds. After graduating in engineering, he founded GFT at the cutting edge of the IT industry in 1987 and launched the firm on the stock exchange just twelve years later in 1999. As CEO, he is responsible for the key operational areas of marketing, strategy, corporate communications and investor relations.
Jean-François Bodin – Chief Operating Officer (COO) Resourcing
 | “A clear vision, passion and a strong focus on results: only the combination of these three factors can lead to success. Teams that achieve this can transform inspiration into actions with a genuine added value.” |
Jean-François Bodin is responsible for ensuring the necessary flexibility of our clients in their resource planning. His aim: supplying highly skilled specialists and thereby contributing to increase the clients’ core business performance. The MBA graduate and internationally experienced manager has headed the Resourcing division since 2006. With his appointment as COO in 2011, he will now be able to drive the development of this segment at Executive Board level.
Marika Lulay – Chief Operating Officer (COO) Services
 | “Providing holistic support for our customers means fully understanding them. In order to offer solutions which not only satisfy our customers but inspire them, we must act as equals and blend methodology with creativity.“ |
Marika Lulay is characterised by her diligent, objective approach. An IT graduate, she became chief operating officer (COO) in 2002, assuming responsibility for GFT Services, the key account management and the key operational areas of technology and quality management. Never afraid to face up to a challenge, Marika Lulay ensures GFT lives up to its reputation as an expert provider of innovative and reliable IT solutions.
Dr. Jochen Ruetz – Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
| “Inspiration needs the space provided by an open corporate culture and efficient processes. Each individual can make a contribution in the pursuit of the perfect solution: with their ideas, knowledge and perseverance.” |
Dr. Jochen Ruetz is tasked with bridging the gap between strategy and reality. As chief financial officer, he is responsible for ensuring transparency and stringent project management. A business graduate, Dr Ruetz has been at the helm of the key operational areas of finance, management accounting, human resources, processes, legal affairs and internal IT at GFT since 2003.
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