About Us
VISION
Our Motivation
Whether you are responsible for GRC, risk management, data protection management, or information security, you face the challenge of managing the complexity of your area of responsibility as effectively as possible. This work is often met with hidden resistance and reluctance from stakeholders regarding the diverse tasks and documentation involved in the GRC domain.
This is where we come in: Whether you work in an SME, a large corporation, or a public institution—we provide you with the right solutions to handle your GRC tasks. This allows you not only to implement compliance management with minimal effort, in a resource-efficient manner, and with the highest data integrity, but also to help increase acceptance and enthusiasm among managers, users, and the workforce.
What drives us, what motivates us
Since 2017, we have been developing outstanding and unique software solutions for compliance, GRC, and information security. Our team of dedicated experts develops the most advanced GRC and information security management solutions on the market with passion, a customer-first approach, and extensive professional experience.
We develop a highly modular and scalable tool that prioritizes user efficiency, with the goal of simplifying complexity. With our GRC Cloud, an intelligent and innovative tool, we enable you to address GRC and IS issues in your organization with intelligence and confidence. Combined with extremely attentive, personal support on an equal footing, our solution portfolio has won over 900 customers of all sizes and industries, as well as our partners.
Meet the team
SVEN MEISE
CEO
DR. JENS WINKLER
COO
VILJEM PITAKO
CMO & Co-Founder
PAUL EMATHINGER
CTO & Co-founder
PIOTR W. NÜRNBERG
Head of Sales Management
PHILIP LENZ
Head of Partner Management
MICHAEL BAUMGART
Pre-Sales Manager & GRC Consultant
SEBASTIAN RÜTER
Senior Marketing Manager
DANIELA SCHMIDT
Customer Success Manager
THOMAS FRANCK
Customer Success Manager
JAKOB MÜLLER
Product Owner & GRC Consultant
MARTIN HUCH
Backend Developer & Database Administrator
MARKUS WAGNER
Web Developer & Scrum Master
MANUEL PILS
Full-Stack Developer
MARTIN PAMMESBERGER
Web Developer
MANUEL MEINDL
Web Developer
MAXIMILIAN WEBER
Junior Backend Developer
PHILIPP AMANN
Product Manager
Our Supporters and Board Members
Kai Engel
Partner and Managing Director, Germany | Kearney
Sascha Maschek
CEO | VioTech GmbH
Jan Peter Dollf
Group Managing Director | Comgest
Peter Michael Reichel
President and Founder of Amadeus Events Promotion AG, RBG Reichel Business Group GmbH, MatchMaker Sports GmbH, and the WTA Board
Dieter John
GROUP CEO | FEG
HOW WE WORK
Our Values
Reliable & Honest
When we make a promise, we keep it. With us, there’s no “overpromising and underdelivering”—just the confidence that we’ll deliver what we say we will.
Customer-focused & forward-thinking
The challenges faced by our customers and partners are what drive us: we listen closely to what our users need and explore the opportunities that arise from this.
Attentive & Productive
We keep a close eye on the market to see how and where the latest trends and drivers in compliance management are evolving. Armed with this concentrated knowledge, we continue to develop our portfolio of solutions and deliver results with conviction.
Agile & Innovative
With flexible processes, we constantly adapt to the latest technological advancements and compliance regulations. This also allows us to quickly and easily incorporate customer feedback.
Viljem Pitako
COO & CO-FOUNDER
Openness, empathy, and an incredible spirit of innovation are key to the success of our team and our clients.
Philip Lenz
HEAD OF PARTNER MANAGEMENT
Akarion values its partners. Respect, trust, and the achievement of shared goals are at the heart of our network-based approach.
Maximilian Weber
DUAL STUDENT BACKEND DEVELOPER
Our innovative spirit and empathy guide us in achieving excellence with finesse and ambition.
Paul Emathinger
HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY & CO-FOUNDER
Our Power Combo: A dynamic team with great ideas at just the right moment.
Markus Wagner
WEB DEVELOPER & SCRUM MASTER
It is the outstanding combination of people, technology, and expertise that makes AKARION so interesting.
Martin Huch
BACK-END DEVELOPER & DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
What I value most is the natural, friendly, and productive collaboration.
Daniela Schmidt
CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER
At Akarion, we focus on our customers and on continuously improving their experience.
Manuel Meindl
WEB DEVELOPER
Above all, I appreciate the flexibility that AKARION offers its employees.
Martin Pammesberger
WEB DEVELOPER
To me, AKARION means working with passionate people on elegant solutions to real-world problems.
Manuel Pils
FULL-STACK DEVELOPER
At Akarion, our development team is a dynamic blend of innovation and efficiency, driven by strong teamwork.
Interested in a job at Akarion?
Visit our job listings page or send a speculative application to hr@akarion.com!
Company Certification
Akarion GmbH is certified to ISO/IEC
27001.
Scope and Areas of Activity
Entire company, at the company’s location in Linz.
Certificate number
008/1_2024
Valid until
November 9, 2026
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Our Locations
Munich
AKARION AG
c/o ARQIS
Theatinerstr. 8 | 80333 Munich, Germany
Linz
AKARION GMBH
Linz Tobacco Factory
Peter-Behrens-Platz 4 | 4020 Linz | AUSTRIA