SolveDirect IT Service Management Plattform
Leo Gruber
CFO
Leo Gruber serves as Chief Financial Officer (CTO) in charge of for all financial aspects of the management of SolveDirect. His main responsibilities include financial planning, budgeting and liquidity, along with the support of the various financial areas such as accounting and taxation as well as the establishment and expansion of relations with investors within the investor relations area. Leo Gruber creates the financial foundation of the international business activities of SolveDirect. Additionally he is a member of the non-executive board of the U.S. subsidiary and responsible for the financial, tax and legal aspects of the business in the United States.
"SolveDirect is a well-established yet dynamic company in a rapidly growing market", says Leo Gruber. "With the participation of the 3TS Cisco Growth Fund the financial basis of the international expansion has been established. With the customer Cisco and our new branch in Silicon Valley SolveDirect is quickly gaining a foothold in the U.S. IT market. Our goal is to achieve greater revenue in the U.S. than in Europe over the next 3 years. Among the new customers are several Fortune Top 100 companies also in the sectors 'Financial Services' and 'Telecommunications' that belong to our main target group. We want to continue to grow in the area of IT service management integration and grow our global footprint. I'm looking forward to helping SolveDirect and the excellent team to take the company to the next level".
Leo Gruber can draw on over 25 years of professional experience. In various positions he has built up an extensive know-how in finance including M&A activities, financial planning, accounting, controlling or business planning. He also has expertise in general management of companies from various sectors such as IT, media and trade.
Prior to joining SolveDirect Leo Gruber was self-employed as an Investment Manager at 3TS Capital Partners, one of the largest venture capital management firms in the CEE countries, as well as interim manager and consultant of growth companies. As Chief Financial Officer of PXP Software AG, a management buy-out from the Pixelpark group, he headed up the expansion of the company to a financial successful Online IT service provider with focus on customers in Central and Eastern Europe from 2001 to 2008. During his career he held management positions with media companies such as the Austrian economy publishing house, and has many years of banking experience.
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