Bernd Bätz, born in 1964, studied computer science with a minor in economics at the Technical University of Munich. After graduating in 1988, he began his professional career as a SINIX/BS2000 system developer at Siemens Nixdorf in Munich. In 1992, he moved to KAESER Kompressoren GmbH in Coburg. As a UNIX specialist, he was responsible for the company-wide introduction of SAP R/3 in the SAP Basis environment. From 1999, Mr. Bätz worked as a specialist group manager for SAP Basis at Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, where he headed the data center technology department for the Brose Group's central IT infrastructure from 2006. In 2011, Bernd Bätz started as Team Leader SAP at FIS-ASP in Grafenrheinfeld and was responsible for SAP hosting and outtasking services in the Technical Services division. Since 2016, Mr. Bätz has been responsible for sales and overarching technical topics as Head of Sales & Comprehensive Services.