Alex Rinke is co-founder and co-CEO of Celonis. More than 1,400 companies use the Celonis Platform to give AI the operational context it needs and reinvent their operations, so their people, agents, and systems can work together to deliver real business outcomes.
\n\nAlex founded Celonis in 2011 with Bastian Nominacher and Martin Klenk. Their starting idea was simple: if you can see how a business really runs, you can make it run better. That idea made Celonis a pioneer and market leader in process mining and process intelligence. It's also why Celonis is well placed to give AI what it usually lacks, which is a precise understanding of how each business runs, and the platform and tooling to reimagine how to run it better.
\n\nToday, Alex leads the technical aspects of Celonis – our strategy across product, innovation, AI, security, internal technology and IT – with a focus on reinventing how work gets done with AI, including at Celonis itself. He also works closely with strategic customers to put that vision into practice.
","profile_link":""},{"id":"2","full_name":"Bastian Nominacher","role":"Co-Founder and Co-CEO","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:17cb50ee-99a5-4a0b-9de7-05393ba3bdcf/as/people_bastian_nominacher.jpg?preferwebp=true","description":"Bastian Nominacher is co-founder and co-CEO of Celonis. More than 1,400 companies use the Celonis Platform to give AI the operational context it needs and reinvent their operations, so their people, agents, and systems can work together to deliver real business outcomes.
\n\n Bastian founded Celonis in 2011 with Alex Rinke and Martin Klenk. Their starting idea was simple: if you can see how a business really runs, you can make it run better. This made Celonis a pioneer and market leader in process mining and process intelligence. It's why Celonis is well placed to give AI what it usually lacks, which is a precise understanding of how each business runs, and the platform and tooling to reimagine how to run it better. \n\n Today, Bastian leads Celonis’ Field teams globally, as well as Celonis’ corporate functions. He is passionate about delivering measurable value for customers, while driving operational excellence as the business scales. ","profile_link":""},{"id":"3","full_name":"Carsten Thoma","role":"Executive Chairman & President","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:0782e8c5-9fee-4aa3-b4a5-1715a5457fda/as/people_carsten_thoma.jpg?preferwebp=true","description":"Carsten Thoma is Executive Chairman and President of Celonis.
\n\nCarsten was Celonis' first external investor and has been a board member and advisor since 2016. After mentoring the company for several years, he joined Celonis in an operating capacity in 2022..
\n\nAs Executive Chairman and President, he chairs the executive team and leads Celonis' corporate governance structure as well as overseeing all of Celonis' global outbound functions outside of Sales. With more than 25 years of industry experience, Carsten brings critical knowledge for a founder-led, hyper-growth company like Celonis.
","profile_link":""},{"id":"4","full_name":"Martin Klenk","role":"Co-Founder and CTO","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:e1309097-36cb-4930-b5be-6f35cea3c625/as/people_martin_klenk.jpg?preferwebp=true","description":"Martin is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Celonis. In 2011, Martin and his two co- founders saw the limitless potential of process mining to reveal the inefficiencies businesses can’t see. Together, they created Celonis and turned process mining into the global technology category it is today.
\n\nMartin and his team successfully grew the company without external funding, scaling rapidly across the globe ever since. He studied computer sciences at the Technical University of Munich and specialized in databases, algorithms and new big-data technologies.
\n\nMartin and his co-founders were awarded the “Deutsche Zukunftspreis” by German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in 2019.\n
","profile_link":""},{"id":"5","full_name":"Malhar Kamdar","role":"Chief Growth Officer","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:bc361e5f-1942-4630-83f3-0c83e2435e2e/as/people_malhar_kamdar.jpg?preferwebp=true","description":"Malhar Kamdar is Chief Growth Officer at Celonis.
\n\nMalhar orchestrates the company’s global ecosystem strategy and leads its high-velocity expansion in India. Malhar is dedicated to weaving Process Intelligence into the global partner economy and leveraging India’s status as a Global Capability Center (GCC) powerhouse to scale enterprise AI worldwide.
\n\nA seasoned executive with a talent for building high-performing international teams, Malhar bridges the gap between strategic vision and operational excellence. Before joining Celonis, he held senior leadership roles at Oracle, where he built a distinguished track record of driving large-scale digital transformation and partner success.
","profile_link":""},{"id":"6","full_name":"Vanessa Candela","role":"Chief Legal & Trust Officer","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:2ca34fab-a765-4b53-a772-d32410266775/original/as/VanessaCandela_08.jpg","description":"Vanessa Candela is the Chief Legal and Trust Officer at Celonis.
\n\nVanessa oversees Celonis' worldwide legal, ethics and compliance, information security, IT & enterprise systems, and sustainability functions.
\n \nA core part of Vanessa's mission is to earn and maintain the trust of all Celonis stakeholders - from customers to partners to employees. She leverages her extensive experience in legal, security and operations to guide her global teams and shape company strategy. Before joining Celonis, she held leadership positions at Dell EMC, Virtustream, and Netcracker Technology. Vanessa started her career at Foley Hoag LLP after earning her degrees from Boston College and Northeastern University School of Law.
","profile_link":""},{"id":"7","full_name":"Benoit Fouilland","role":"Chief Financial Officer","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:cecee13d-389f-4363-96c1-afb1c5a37499/as/BENOIT_FOUILLAND_800_496.png?preferwebp=true","description":"Benoit Fouilland is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Celonis.
\n\nBenoit leads the global Finance organization and drives Celonis’ financial strategy to support the company’s rapid growth, innovation, and market leadership.
\n\nBefore joining Celonis, he was CFO at Contentsquare, a global leader in digital experience analytics, and Firmenich, the largest private fragrance and taste company, where he played a pivotal role in their merger with DSM. He also held CFO roles at Criteo SA, leading its successful IPO, SAP AG, and Business Objects SA.
\n\nBenoit also serves on the Board of Directors of VTEX, an enterprise digital commerce platform, where he chairs the audit committee.
","profile_link":""},{"id":"9","full_name":"Dilip Khandelwal","role":"President Customer & Technology","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:dd342308-6387-46dc-909b-99d3c0671b39/original/as/Dilip%20Headshot.png","description":"Dilip Khandelwal is President Customer & Technology at Celonis.
\n\nDilip is responsible for Celonis’ global Customer organization, shaping how solutions are delivered and supported worldwide. He also oversees Product and Engineering, creating a direct bridge between customer needs and product development to ensure innovation drives immediate, real-world value. Finally, Dilip plays a central role in Celonis’ expansion in India through his advisory board leadership.
\n\nBefore joining Celonis, Dilip served as global CIO for Corporate Functions at Deutsche Bank AG. He was also the MD and CEO of Deutsche India. Prior to this, Dilip was President of the SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud business and Managing Director for SAP India.
","profile_link":""},{"id":"10","full_name":"Ashling Kearns","role":"EVP Marketing","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:2f62ca17-21c3-4c96-9cb5-1d89cf61e443/as/ASHLING-KEARNS.png?preferwebp=true","description":"Ashling Kearns is EVP Marketing at Celonis.
\n\nAshling leads global marketing strategy and execution, helping the world’s most complex organisations see why Celonis is the platform for AI-driven operations. She was previously Global GTM COO.
\n\nBefore Celonis, Ashling spent over a decade at Salesforce, leading marketing for EMEA and later Tableau Global Field & Partner Marketing. Earlier roles include BT Global Services, Microsoft and Avanade. .
","profile_link":""},{"id":"11","full_name":"André Heinz","role":"Chief People and Culture Officer","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:abd2c0bb-eeb0-42f4-bb78-caf732511bdc/original/as/people_andre_heinz.png","description":"André Heinz is the Chief People and Culture Officer at Celonis.
\n\nAndré develops top-tier talent and fosters a culture where every Celonaut can grow and lead.
\n\nAndré has experience as a Human Resources executive in industries spanning healthcare, information technology, and telecommunications. He combines experience in mature corporations with the hypergrowth of Celonis. Having lived and worked in Germany, the United States, China and Russia, André has an international profile that fits Celonis’ global community well.
\n \nAndré is passionate about developing and implementing people strategies to bring future human needs in sync with business transformation.
","profile_link":""},{"id":"12","full_name":"Philippe Mathieu","role":"General Manager for EMEA, JAPAC and LATAM","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:67369b70-853f-41e6-9bce-8a09bc11e97f/original/as/Philippe Mathieu_02.jpeg","description":"Philippe Mathieu is General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia Pacific (JAPAC) and Latin America (LATAM). He is responsible for the expansion of Celonis’ existing and new customer base, and oversees sales strategy, growth and activities in the region.
\n\nPhilippe has 25+ years of expertise in the IT industry. Prior to joining Celonis, he served as President of EMEA for Palantir, where he drove the expansion across the continent. He spent the earlier part of his career at Oracle in various roles. Notably, he covered the overall business of the company across International and served as a member of the Global Executive committee. \n
","profile_link":""},{"id":"14","full_name":"Ewan Henderson","role":"General Manager for North America","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:37979d60-07f1-44b6-8278-8af204271160/original/as/Ewan%20Henderson%20Head%20Shot.PNG","description":"Ewan Henderson is General Manager, North America at Celonis.
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Ewan is responsible for driving Celonis' expansion across North America, working closely with customers and partners to help them optimize their processes, achieve measurable return on their AI investments, and transform their operations with Process Intelligence. Known for his disciplined, results-driven approach and ability to build high-performing teams, Ewan has consistently delivered business outcomes in complex enterprise environments across cloud, data, and security organizations.
\n\nEwan brings over 20 years of enterprise software leadership experience to Celonis. He most recently spent 13 years at Informatica, where he led the enterprise business and played a central role in driving the company's cloud transformation and continued growth post-IPO. Earlier in his career, Ewan spent seven years at Oracle, where he developed deep expertise in enterprise software sales and established a strong foundation in customer success and strategic account management.
","profile_link":""},{"id":"15","full_name":"Eugenio Cassiano","role":"Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Innovation","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:0c7fef10-eb9e-46c4-ac8a-8d59ff494960/original/as/people_eugenio_cassiano.jpg","description":"Eugenio Cassiano is EVP of the Corporate Strategy & Innovation Group at Celonis.
\n\nEugenio leads the Strategy & Innovation Group at Celonis, comprising Corporate Strategy, which focuses on product strategy, strategic portfolio management, whitespace opportunities, strategic partnership for Celonis and market intelligence; Celonis Labs, a dedicated technology product and innovation research unit co-founded by him in 2021; and Celonis Garage, an innovation hub based out of Bangalore (India) centered around customer co-innovation.
\n\nEugenio is an innovative and dynamic leader who stands at the forefront of Celonis’ visionary advancements. He shapes the company strategy, defining where Celonis competes, how it wins, and how it builds the next horizon of enterprise software. His focus is on making Enterprise AI work at scale by connecting strategy, market intelligence, architecture, and innovation into a clear growth agenda.
\n\nPrior to Celonis, Eugenio gained extensive experience in the tech industry, spending 8+ years at Accenture driving business transformation and ~10 years in various roles at SAP, including Chief Innovation Officer for SAP Hybris and Global Head of Solution Management for SAP Customer Experience Line of Business.
","profile_link":""},{"id":"16","full_name":"Wil van der Aalst","role":"Chief Scientist","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:f1a5127d-3664-4b0f-b0ad-52c6fd25216d/as/people_wil_aalst.jpg?preferwebp=true","description":"Wil van der Aalst is Chief Scientist and a full professor at RWTH Aachen University.
\n\nWil is known as the “Godfather of Process Mining”. As a thought leader, author, and speaker in the fields of data science, business process management and process mining Wil is one of the most cited computer scientists in the world.
","profile_link":""},{"id":"17","full_name":"Devavrat Shah","role":"Chief Scientist, Enterprise AI","company":"Celonis","profile_picture":"https://delivery-p141552-e1488202.adobeaemcloud.com/adobe/assets/urn:aaid:aem:ab350436-6e3e-4544-8123-b0d4c7682d17/original/as/Devavrat_Shah_headshot.jpeg","description":"Devavrat Shah is Chief Scientist, Enterprise AI at Celonis.
\n\nDevavrat helps shape Celonis’ Enterprise AI strategy and innovation roadmap, bringing deep expertise in artificial intelligence, statistical inference, forecasting, and decision intelligence. He focuses on helping organizations apply AI to complex operational and business planning challenges at enterprise scale.
\n\nDevavrat joined Celonis through the acquisition of Ikigai Labs, the company he co-founded in 2019 with a mission of transforming enterprise forecasting and planning with AI. Prior to this, he co-founded Celect, an AI-driven inventory optimization company acquired by Nike in 2019.
\n\nThe Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, Devavrat has been on the faculty since 2005. He previously served as the founding director of MIT’s Statistics and Data Science Center and as faculty director of the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation. His research spans machine learning, causal inference, stochastic networks, and social data processing, with contributions across computer science, electrical engineering, and operations research.
\n\nDevavrat’s work has earned widespread recognition, including the ACM SIGMETRICS Achievement Award, the INFORMS Erlang Prize, and the ACM SIGMETRICS Rising Star Award. He is an IEEE Fellow, Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Science, and distinguished alumnus of IIT Bombay.
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