Marika is the Chief Executive Officer at GFT. She is responsible for the areas strategy and business development, markets, communications, marketing, technology and innovation. She brings more than 25 years of experience in the IT sector to GFT. In 1996 Marika led the entry into the German market of the American systems integrator Cambridge Technology Partners, her last position there being Vice President for Central and Northern Europe. Before that, Marika held a variety of management positions during her seven years at Software AG, including, amongst others, Regional Head of Professional Services. Before she moved to Software AG, she worked for a short period as a Management Consultant at Diebold Deutschland GmbH.