Cideon Management Board

Experienced leaders driving strategy, innovation, and growth at Cideon.

Get to Know Our Management Team

The members of the Cideon Management Board know: Corporate management means taking responsibility. Towards customers and business partners, towards the public and especially towards employees.

Together, they set the course for the company's ongoing development in an exciting and forward-looking market environment. Find out more about the previous posts they have held:

Management Cideon Deutschland

Sebastian Seitz

Chairman of the Board

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Since August 2018 CEO Eplan and Cideon
2017-2018 COO of Eplan and Cideon
2006-2017 Managing Director of CIDEON Systems GmbH & Co. KG
2005-2006 Managing Director of Meta-1-GmbH (now ASAPIO)

Rolf Lisse

Managing Director

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Since July 2022 Managing Director of Cideon
Since January 2018 VP Software Development and Customer Support at Cideon
2007-2017 Head of Development and Product Management at Cideon

Michael Bauerhaus

Vice President Sales

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Since 2025 Senior Vice President Sales at Cideon
2021 to 2025 Managing Director ATS DACH
2018 to 2021 Strategic Alliance Director PTC
2013 to 2018 Regional Sales Manager Schneider Electric
2010 to 2013 Account Manager at MPDV Mikrolab
2008 to 2009 Key Account Manager at Intergraph
2006 to 2008 Head of Marketing & Sales at Germanischer Lloyd
2000 to 2006 Account Manager at Materna GmbH

Robert Weigl

Head of Professional Service

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Since July 2020 Head of Professional Services at Cideon
2007-2020 Director of Services Dassault Systemes Deutschland GmbH
2004-2007 Director Professional Services Proficiency

Sarah Gneissl

Head of Order Management

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Since July 2013 Head of Order Management at Cideon
2003-2013 Order Management Clerk at Cideon

Thomas Zisler

Head of Portfolio and Business Development

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Since 2021 - Cideon - Head of Portfolio and Business Development
2019-2021 - Cideon - Head of Delivery Management
2016-2019 - DSC Software AG - Business Unit Projects
2000-2016 - PROCAD GmbH & Co. KG - Different positions in development and consulting
1998-2000 - Hewlett-Packard GmbH - SAP-PLM Consultant

Stefan Schaarschmidt

Vice President Development & Customer Support

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Since 2023 VP Software Development and Customer Support Cideon
2001 – 2023 Head of Development Cideon
2000 – 2001 Development Manager Integrations Cideon
1996 – 2000 Software Development CAD Integrations Cideon

Management Cideon Austria

Dr. Harald Schrenk

CEO at Cideon Austria

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Since 2000 CEO at CIDEON GmbH, Austria