Joerg Reger
Chief Information Officer
Experience
Chief Information Officer
CQLT SaarGummi Group
Chief Information Officer with more than two decades of international leadership experience in publicly traded and regulated industrial environments.
Responsible for the structural realignment of complex, long-standing IT organizations to bring transparency, control, and financial stability.
Leading global IT organizations with budgets up to €120 million and up to 320 employees.
Developing and rolling out centrally managed operating models, setting up transparent financial and governance structures, and consistently delivering business-critical platform initiatives (e.g., SAP S/4HANA).
Focused on restoring decision-making, prioritization, and execution power during transformation phases under increased organizational pressure.
Leveraging technology as a strategic tool to increase efficiency, stabilize operations, and support sustainable business development.
Global IT Transformation & Operating Models
SAP S/4HANA & Platform Harmonization
Digital Manufacturing & Industry 4.0
Governance, Compliance & Cyber Resilience
International Organizational Leadership
Sourcing & Location Strategies
Overall responsibility for strategy, governance, budget, and operations of the global IT function with an annual budget of approximately €45 million and an international team of about 95 employees across all locations.
Direct reporting line to the executive management and close strategic coordination with the CFO and COO.
Realigned a historically decentralized IT landscape of 28 legally independent entities and separate budget and control logics into a centrally managed, internationally standardized operating model.
Introduced transparent governance, reporting, and financial structures with clear separation and active management of CapEx and OpEx budgets at the corporate level.
Established group-wide IT financial and performance management with clear investment prioritization, transparent CapEx/OpEx structure, and active portfolio governance to sustainably enhance decision-making at the executive level.
By consistently centralizing, standardizing, and harmonizing platforms (including global rollout of SAP S/4HANA), structural complexity was significantly reduced.
IT cost base was sustainably cut by about 15% while significantly improving performance and service levels and increasing transparency and control for executive management and leadership.
At the same time, strategically expanded the production IT architecture in the context of Industry 4.0 by integrating MES and IoT systems in OEM-related, safety-critical production environments and building audit-ready governance and security structures while meeting regulatory requirements (e.g., automotive standards, TISAX-like frameworks, global compliance rules).
Maintained strict focus on strategically relevant initiatives by clearing parallel projects, reducing redundant structures, and establishing clear responsibilities to noticeably increase speed, commitment, and execution power in the organization.
High international presence with operational responsibility at production sites and an active role as a strategic sparring partner to the executive management.
Director Global
Wacker Chemie AG
Overall responsibility for the global IT infrastructure of a publicly listed chemical company with 72 sites, around 10,000 servers, and 18,000 clients.
Managed 320 employees and oversaw an annual budget of approximately €120 million.
Responsible for the stable, secure, and audit-ready operation of critical business IT systems in a globally regulated industrial environment with requirements for critical infrastructure, product safety, and capital market transparency.
Ensured top standards in availability, performance, cybersecurity, and compliance.
Took a leading role in the strategic development of the global IT architecture and digital platform landscape.
Drove consistent infrastructure modernization through standardization, virtualization, and automation to enable scalability, stability, and long-term cost efficiency.
Strategically realigned the global infrastructure and data center strategy by consolidating from 20 to 3 sites, a key lever to increase resilience, efficiency, and transparency.
Introduced group-wide governance, service, and control models to professionalize IT management in a highly regulated environment.
Operated and enhanced one of the largest SAP on-premise landscapes in Europe as the digital core platform for finance, production, and logistics processes.
Actively contributed to digital transformation through standardization, virtualization, automation, and integration of industrial IT systems.
Collaborated closely with internal audit, external auditors, and regulatory bodies; ensured compliance in a global chemical group with critical production and supply structures.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Global Solution Architect
VMware Global Inc.
- Responsible for architecture and transformation for strategic enterprise customers in the EMEA region at one of the world's leading virtualization and data center modernization providers.
- Managed complex infrastructure and change programs for international corporations with the highest demands on availability, security, and regulatory compliance.
- Led international consulting teams and worked directly with CIOs and IT board members of leading EMEA accounts on large-scale virtualization and standardization initiatives.
- Responsible for the successful delivery of mission-critical transformation projects from the vendor perspective.
- Maintained a holistic 360-degree view of IT, from technology provider through integration and consulting models to eventual corporate responsibility for infrastructure, governance, and global transformation programs.
Head of Consulting Group
PC-WARE
- Responsible for an independent consulting division with €3 million in service revenue in one of Germany's most strategic regions.
- Led a team of ten experts and held overall business responsibility for VMware, Citrix, and storage consulting services.
- Managed large-scale infrastructure and transformation projects, guiding companies in the strategic modernization of their data center landscapes.
- At the time, PC-WARE was one of Europe's largest Microsoft and VMware partners and played a key role in establishing data center virtualization in the enterprise market.
- Focused on the financial management of the business, from project costing and margin responsibility to sustainable utilization and growth management.
- Operated at the management level in presales and developed robust business cases from complex technology architectures.
- The role combined vendor perspective, integration expertise, and business management, creating a 360-degree view of IT transformation from licensing and platform strategy to successful customer implementation.
Senior Consultant
Tools4ever (Microsoft SpinOff)
- Co-built the German business unit of a fast-growing Identity & Access Management provider in the Microsoft environment.
- Joined during an early growth phase with minimal local structure and actively shaped the organizational, sales, and operational foundations for the German market.
- Responsible for presales, project management, and financial support of complex IAM implementations in enterprise environments.
- Developed robust delivery structures in a dynamic growth environment and directly contributed to scaling the business.
- Played an active role in business development: recruiting and building local consulting teams, positioning the company in the market, hosting customer events, and representing the company at trade fairs.
- Shaped the market presence through website design and localization for the German-speaking region.
- Linked technical expertise with business development, shaping a 360-degree view of IT—from product and sales to implementation and business scaling.
IT Systems Clerk & High School Diploma
Kolping Kolleg Schule
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Experienced in Automotive, Manufacturing, Information Technology, Education, and Chemical.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Strategy, Operations, Project Management, and Sales.
Summary
Chief Information Officer with over two decades of international leadership experience in publicly traded and regulated industrial environments. Responsible for structurally realigning complex, long-standing IT organizations to bring transparency, control, and financial stability.
Leading global IT organizations with budgets up to €120 million and up to 320 employees. Developing and rolling out centrally managed operating models, setting up transparent financial and governance structures, and consistently delivering business-critical platform initiatives (e.g., SAP S/4HANA).
Focused on restoring decision-making, prioritization, and execution power during transformation phases under increased organizational pressure. Leveraging technology as a strategic tool to boost efficiency, stabilize operations, and support sustainable business growth.
Skills
- Global It Transformation & Operating Models
- Sap S/4hana & Platform Harmonization
- Digital Manufacturing & Industry 4.0
- Governance, Compliance & Cyber Resilience
- International Organizational Leadership
- Sourcing & Location Strategies
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Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science · Computer Science · United States
Kolping Kolleg Schule
IT Systems Management & High School Diploma · IT Systems Management & High School Diploma · Kerpen, Germany
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