Dr. Thomas Otter is the founder of Otter Advisory, an organization focused on helping software businesses develop and scale enterprise products. He was previously an executive at SAP, leading product management for SuccessFactors, and a Research Vice President and the lead SAP analyst at Gartner. Thomas holds a PhD in Business Administration from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, an LLM in Computer Law from Strathclyde University, a Post Grad Diploma in HR from the University of the Witwatersrand, and the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma. He is a fellow of the British Computer Society.

Guy Berruyer joined Basis Technologies as Chair of the Board in September 2022. Guy has held several independent Chair and Non-Executive roles since retiring from Sage as group CEO in 2014. He spent a total of 17 years at Sage, joining in 1997 to run its French operation and then its Mainland Europe business. Prior to his tenure with Sage, Guy was Country Manager and then European Managing Director for US software company, Intuit. Previously he worked at the French hardware company Groupe Bull where he was a division Marketing Director and Claris as Southern European General Manager. Guy has an MBA from Harvard University and an Engineering degree from “Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne” in Switzerland.

Uwe Bohnhorst is an experienced executive with a demonstrated track record of growth in the SAP market and associated services sector. He has more than 27 years of experience in leadership positions with a global SAP system integrator and largest SAP reseller. For more than a decade, Uwe held the role of Chief Operating Officer responsible for all aspects of field operations across 28 market units in Europe, North America and APAC. Prior to that role, he also held various senior management roles at the company, including Managing Director for the Western Europe Region and Managing Director for Germany. Uwe holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Bielefeld.

Richard Bayliss joined in 2014 as Chief Financial and Operations Officer and leads the development of the group’s financial and operational systems. In this role, he helps deliver rapid growth and enables the company to scale effectively as it continues to execute on its strategic business development plans. He was previously CFO of both a main list and AIM listed high-tech engineering group and has over 15 years of experience managing financial operations for innovative software companies.

Martin Metcalf is the Chief Executive Officer at Basis Technologies and was appointed in February 2013 to drive the company’s vision and business strategy and build a world-class software company. Martin has over 30 years of experience in the IT market with a wealth of SAP expertise having previously held the position as SAP Regional Managing Director responsible for the UK, Ireland, Nordic Countries and Sub Saharan Africa. Martin also held CEO positions in a UK AIM listed software business and various start-ups, building highly talented teams capable of creating innovative solutions that solve customer’s most important SAP challenges.

Keith is a Partner at technology growth equity firm Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and has a proven track record of working with companies to maximize business growth and value. Keith has led and managed investments across the information technology sector with a principal focus on enterprise software and sits on the boards of several fast growing, international technology companies.