Kai-Dietrich Scheppe
Group CIO at HOSPITALITY.digital- Claim this Profile
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Laurent De Meyere
As Development Manager I did report to Kai for over 4 years. It was a great time to work with him and a real opportunity to learn from his experience. Kai is someone very dedicated to his work and his people. He is passionate about what he's doing and a real motivator for his collaborators. He is results oriented and grow the people he's working with in order to achieve the goals. Kai has the capacity to understand and discuss the technical details of a project as well has keeping a high level strategic view on it. He can translate a technical reality into a clear and understandable message towards Stakeholders and Management. He is trusted by the people who work for him due to his openness and accessibility.
Marek Adamczuk
Kai is my indirect manager. Just from the beginning of my journey at StepStone Kai met me in person and encouraged me not to be afraid of making decisions and taking responsibility as a leader. With such empowerment given from the start and kept further, it was much easier for me to make changes, even though or risky ones. Kai always notices my small successes and it helps me a lot. I can always count on his support though processes like promotions or raises. He always exposes a good balance between taking care of people and the Company's interest. I appreciate his trust in my decisions and encouraging me to do more.
Laurent De Meyere
As Development Manager I did report to Kai for over 4 years. It was a great time to work with him and a real opportunity to learn from his experience. Kai is someone very dedicated to his work and his people. He is passionate about what he's doing and a real motivator for his collaborators. He is results oriented and grow the people he's working with in order to achieve the goals. Kai has the capacity to understand and discuss the technical details of a project as well has keeping a high level strategic view on it. He can translate a technical reality into a clear and understandable message towards Stakeholders and Management. He is trusted by the people who work for him due to his openness and accessibility.
Marek Adamczuk
Kai is my indirect manager. Just from the beginning of my journey at StepStone Kai met me in person and encouraged me not to be afraid of making decisions and taking responsibility as a leader. With such empowerment given from the start and kept further, it was much easier for me to make changes, even though or risky ones. Kai always notices my small successes and it helps me a lot. I can always count on his support though processes like promotions or raises. He always exposes a good balance between taking care of people and the Company's interest. I appreciate his trust in my decisions and encouraging me to do more.
Laurent De Meyere
As Development Manager I did report to Kai for over 4 years. It was a great time to work with him and a real opportunity to learn from his experience. Kai is someone very dedicated to his work and his people. He is passionate about what he's doing and a real motivator for his collaborators. He is results oriented and grow the people he's working with in order to achieve the goals. Kai has the capacity to understand and discuss the technical details of a project as well has keeping a high level strategic view on it. He can translate a technical reality into a clear and understandable message towards Stakeholders and Management. He is trusted by the people who work for him due to his openness and accessibility.
Marek Adamczuk
Kai is my indirect manager. Just from the beginning of my journey at StepStone Kai met me in person and encouraged me not to be afraid of making decisions and taking responsibility as a leader. With such empowerment given from the start and kept further, it was much easier for me to make changes, even though or risky ones. Kai always notices my small successes and it helps me a lot. I can always count on his support though processes like promotions or raises. He always exposes a good balance between taking care of people and the Company's interest. I appreciate his trust in my decisions and encouraging me to do more.
Laurent De Meyere
As Development Manager I did report to Kai for over 4 years. It was a great time to work with him and a real opportunity to learn from his experience. Kai is someone very dedicated to his work and his people. He is passionate about what he's doing and a real motivator for his collaborators. He is results oriented and grow the people he's working with in order to achieve the goals. Kai has the capacity to understand and discuss the technical details of a project as well has keeping a high level strategic view on it. He can translate a technical reality into a clear and understandable message towards Stakeholders and Management. He is trusted by the people who work for him due to his openness and accessibility.
Marek Adamczuk
Kai is my indirect manager. Just from the beginning of my journey at StepStone Kai met me in person and encouraged me not to be afraid of making decisions and taking responsibility as a leader. With such empowerment given from the start and kept further, it was much easier for me to make changes, even though or risky ones. Kai always notices my small successes and it helps me a lot. I can always count on his support though processes like promotions or raises. He always exposes a good balance between taking care of people and the Company's interest. I appreciate his trust in my decisions and encouraging me to do more.
Experience
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HOSPITALITY.digital
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Germany
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Internet Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Group CIO
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Sep 2022 - Present
Budget responsibility: 25m €Personnel responsibility: 200 (internal & external)Direct reports: 5Hospitality Digital, 100% subsidiary of Metro AG, is the world's largest provider of digital solutions for the hotel, restaurant and catering (HoReCa) industryEijsink GmbH, purchased recently, is the leading provider of a Point-Of-Sales (POS) platform, specialized for gastronomy, in the Benelux countries. The POS platform is currently becoming the basis of the future product portfolio of Hospitality DigitalResponsibility- Member of the extended Executive Committee- Technical implementation of the merger with Eijsink GmbH, primarily in the backend- Integration der Point-Of-Sale (POS) Software in the existing systems- Member of the Technical Architecture Board of Metro AG (until March)- B2B SaaS product development (customer facing DISH platform for purchase and administration of products (E-commerce), Business Support Systems (CRM, ERP, Finances, Payment and Invoicing, GDPR relevant systems and products), as well as all Metro facing Systems (Data Warehouse, HR, Payroll via SAP, travel cost management)- Operational IT-SecurityResults- Successfully integrated and launched POS software in both France and Germany- Effectively defended against two global cyberattacks targeting Metro- Developed strategic plans for both companies post-merger, with a strong emphasis on technical integration- Initiated a strategic product roadmap to guide investment decisions- Created the target architecture for the joined backend systems of both companies- Restructured and harmonized the customer life cycle, transitioning from individual, fragmented solutions to a unified and jointly owned process- Achieved successful ISO 27001 recertification for the company Show less
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CTO - Hospitality Digital
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Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
Budget responsibility: 20m €Personnel responsibility: 150 (internal & external)Direct reports: 3Responsibility- Assume leadership of the IT organization, taking over from the CEO who had served as interim CTO for 1.5 years- Strategically manage the IT platform, aligning it with business objectives and driving innovation- Hold a key position as a member of the Technical Architecture Board of Metro, contributing to decision-making processes and shaping the technological landscape- Oversee the entire SaaS Product Development, leading roughly 17 teams. - Manage Business Support Systems, IT-Security, and cloud infrastructure to ensure efficient operations and high-quality outputs- Ensure continuous compliance with ISO27001 standards, maintaining a robust information security management system and uphold best practicesResults- Successfully stabilized the DISH platform, achieving a 4x increase in performance- Implemented cost-saving measures for the DISH Order product, resulting in a reduction of 66%- Introduced load tests and an integration test platform, ensuring robustness and reliability in the system- Assumed internal responsibility for software development from external developers, strategically hiring and onboarding internal senior developers to secure critical know-how in-house- Recruited an experienced Enterprise Architect to establish the target enterprise architecture, setting the foundation for a scalable and efficient technology framework- Implemented targeted measures led by the newly hired senior developers, resulting in improved quality across individual products- Optimized the Scrum process, driving efficiency and effectiveness by making necessary personnel changes and streamlining workflows Show less
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Self-employed
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Independent Consultant
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Sep 2021 - Mar 2022
Advising Welke Consulting Group on the technical setup of a start up. Advising Welke Consulting Group on the technical setup of a start up.
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StepStone
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Germany
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Internet Publishing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Development Director - StepStone Continental Europe & UK
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Dec 2019 - Aug 2021
• Online job platform• EUR 460 million in revenue, 3,300 employees• A subsidiary of Axel Springer SE• Responsibility for the areas of Operations and Cloud Programme Management for a total of eight countries as part of the internal merger of StepStone Continental Europe and the TotalJobs Group
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Development Director Continental Europe
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Jun 2017 - Dec 2019
• Responsibility for the areas of Product Development and Operations with approx. 26 development teams
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Development Director - Group Components
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Aug 2015 - May 2017
• Responsibility for product development of the Group Components business unit with 17–20 development teams
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Independent Consultant
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Independent Consultant
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Aug 2014 - Jul 2015
• Consulting for a company producing custom-made products for the oil and gas industry • Consulting for a company producing custom-made products for the oil and gas industry
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Head Of Software Development
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Nov 2012 - Aug 2014
• Internal IT service provider of the clothing company New Yorker (EUR 2 billion in revenue, 19,000 employees (entire company)) • Responsibility for software development in the group, including internal and external developers • Internal IT service provider of the clothing company New Yorker (EUR 2 billion in revenue, 19,000 employees (entire company)) • Responsibility for software development in the group, including internal and external developers
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Team Leader (Head of Department) Software Development Portal Solutions
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Apr 2010 - Oct 2012
• Telecommunications and Internet provider / formerly T-Online• EUR 62 billion in revenue, 250,000 employees (2012)• Responsibility for the largest CMS in Europe, including software development and infrastructure for up to 30 supplied portals
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Head of W3C activities
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Apr 2005 - Aug 2011
• Representing Deutsche Telekom AG in the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for the standardisation of web technologies, mobile and desktop convergence and human-machine interaction• Participating in conferences and working groups for the development of web standards such as XForms, POWDER, HTML 5 and CSS• Bringing new technologies and methods back to the profitable use of web standards
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Project Manager for Content Management
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Mar 2003 - Apr 2010
• Responsibility for software development in the T-Online CMS
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Director of Product Integration
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May 2000 - Jun 2002
• Start-up in the field of software development • 40 employees • Responsibility for the development of off-the-shelf software MAIN TASKS, PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS: • Being actively involved in the establishment of the company, including supervising product management and initially providing the software • Developing a client and server variant of the software, including packaging and a Golden Master version • Delivering a software product for Software AG within a schedule reduced by 30% Show less
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Poly Port GmbH
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Switzerland
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Internet Department
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Dec 1997 - Apr 2000
• IT service provider in the field of network management • Developing concepts for, installing, maintaining, establishing and expanding Windows-based networks for small and medium-sized enterprises • IT service provider in the field of network management • Developing concepts for, installing, maintaining, establishing and expanding Windows-based networks for small and medium-sized enterprises
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Education
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1993 - 1997
University of Maryland College Park
Master of Science - MS, Marine Estuarine and Environmental Sciences -
1990 - 1993
UC Santa Barbara
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1986 - 1989
Santa Monica College
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1982 - 1984
Fachoberschule München
Fachabitur, Technik
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