Hartmut Wagner

Chief Executive Officer | Building THE leading European Automotive Ecosystem

Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

About

LEADERSHIP - GTM - PRODUCT - SERVICES International Senior Executive and non-Executive Board Member with over 25 years of experience in building high growth, market leading technology businesses. Positive leadership style and a proven track record of combining strategic planning, operational excellence and high powered, winning teams. My passion for customers, understanding their needs and aligning organisations to address these, delivering value at every stage of any engagement is key. I believe an organisation’s success is a function of its people. + Leadership of teams with more than 1000 people (GM & CEO) + P&L Ownership in both, PE-backed and corporate organisations + Successful PE exit experience + M&A experience + Deep skills in Cloud, SaaS, Analytics, Automation, Information Management and ERP + Building, developing and leading the "GTM Front Office" + Building distracting economies of scale + Creating true SaaS success + Ramping-up Start-up businesses + Corporate Transformation Management + Great communication skills + Highly motivated and focused + Very strong intercultural skills + Languages (English, French and German) + Solution Selling, Target Account Selling and Sandler Selling + Developing, marketing and selling of distracting products and solutions + Enterprise and SME + Private Equity

Experience

  • Non-Executive Director and Board Member at wwwe GmbH
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    Mitglied des Unternehmensbeirats

  • Non-Executive Director and Board Member at Billwerk+
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    Serving Billwerk+ and its leadership team as a Non-Executive Director and Board Member driving profitable growth in line with strategy.

  • Chief Executive Officer at Nextlane
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Building THE leading European Automotive Ecosystem for all market layers.

  • Chief Executive Officer at Serrala
    Aug 2022 - Oct 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

    We deliver business critical solutions for the CFO Office.

  • Chief Executive Officer at COLLENDA
    Nov 2019 - Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    I am proud and honored leading Collenda, a European market and thought leader in Credit Management Lifecycle Solutions. There is a strong strategic vision and mission in place for Collenda backed by Marlin Equity Partners. We deliver our Open Credit 4 solution to Financial Institutions, Corporate Businesses and agencies in B2C and B2B via cloud, hybrid cloud or on-premise managing their risks and increasing their cash flow. We do leverage automation, open API, AI and agile processes to maximize the added value for our customers and partners