Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 24, 2009
Jochen Witte is Chief Executive Officer of Versant Corporation and a Member of
Versant's board of directors. He is responsible for Versant's operations. Most
recently, Mr. Witte was the CEO of Poet Holdings, Inc., a public US company
trading on the German Stock Exchange. He co-founded Poet in 1993, initially
working as the Managing Director in Germany and became the CFO in 1999 when the
company went public. Prior to Poet, he was with BKS Software, where he rose to
Managing Director after beginning with responsibilities for sales and training.
Mr. Witte received a degree in business administration from the Berlin Technical
University and also attended the University of Wales as an exchange student. Profile
things you're doing at present?
Mr. Witte: Versant was founded 21 years ago. During the history of the company,
