Alexander Helmke

Managing Director

2023 - Current

Managing Director

2021

Sr. Director, Strategy and Corporate Development

2017 - 2021

Director, Strategy and Corporate Development

2012 - 2017

Minority investments, M&A, company internal management consulting

Sr. Corporate Strategy and Development Manager

2010 - 2012

company internal management consulting, business opportunity analysis, strategy recommendations, M&A proposals

Alliance Line Manager

2008 - 2009

Instrumental in building VMware's IHV Alliances organization, creation of partner and developer programs, specifically responsible for the company's relationships with all semiconductor vendors

Sr. Business Development Manager

2006 - 2007

Business Development for VMware's developer programs, fostering ecosystem adoption of the VMware platform

Sr. Industry Marketing Manager

2005 - 2006

Responsible for Wind River's product and marketing strategy targeting the network infrastructure industry

Sr. Product Manager, Network Infrastructure

1999 - 2005

Sr. Product Manager for Wind River's various lines of networking technologies and protocols including Platforms for Network Equipment, VxWorks Edition and Linux Edition

Account Manager

1997 - 1999

Nov 1997 – Sep 1999 Account Manager, Wind River Systems GmbH, Hamburg, Germany • Established Wind River’s Northern German sales representation with new office in Hamburg • Hiring and leading team of two sales engineers (FAEs) and sales assistant • Acquiring new customers in sales region • Successfully exceeded sales quota every fiscal year

Field Application Engineer

1996 - 1997

Nov 1996 – Oct 1997 Field Application Engineer, Wind River Systems GmbH, Munich, Germany • Extensive customer facing experience • Technical pre- and post-sales support, presentations, demos, on-site installations • Attended various sales and presentation trainings • Speaking engagements at various seminars, conferences and trade-shows