All for One Group to expand its top management

 

• HR manager Ursula Porth to join All for One Group from Software AG as Chief Human Resources Officer
• All for One manager Christian Hopfner to become Chief Strategy Officer
• Chief Sales Officer Carsten Lange to assume future responsibility for customers, markets and project business as Chief Commercial Officer
• Chief Regional Delivery Officer Ralf Linha to become Chief Operating Officer of All for One Group

Effective 1 November 2023, All for One Group SE is expanding its top management. Alongside Co-CEOs Lars Landwehrkamp and Michael Zitz and CFO Stefan Land, Group Executives Ursula Porth (CHRO), Christian Hopfner (CSO), Carsten Lange (CCO) and Ralf Linha (COO) will assume responsibility for the business, staff and further expansion of All for One Group in the future. In the process, the areas of responsibility of Carsten Lange and Ralf Linha are to be expanded. The positions of Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Strategy Officer are being newly created and will be occupied by two top-flight managers – Ursula Porth and Christian Hopfner.

Experienced manager Ursula Porth is joining the Group from Software AG, where she was most recently responsible for global business partnering, talent acquisition, people development, global learning and culture as Senior Vice President HR.

As CHRO at All for One Group, Ursula Porth will be in charge of all aspects and areas of HR and will be responsible for the Group-wide workforce of some 3,000 employees. »I am very much looking forward to working with my HR team and my executive colleagues to contribute sustainably to the success of the company and to drive the progress of All for One in becoming a coveted employer at international level. Given the international expansion and strong growth of the Group, especially, there is a need to align structures, transparency and agility. In doing so, we must make sure the employees are on board, and must nurture high potentials and the unique culture of the Group«, is how Ursula Porth defines the key cornerstones of her new role as All for One CHRO.

As Chief Strategy Officer, Christian Hopfner will be responsible for the future strategy and portfolio, IT and processes, and the ecosystem of the Group. The experienced managed has been with All for One since 2014, during which time his achievements included the successful establishment and expansion of corporate development within the Group. Prior to joining All for One, he spent 14 years working as an international project manager in the SAP environment in Switzerland. »When debating changes, decisions and developments, I too place great importance on making sure I always consider the interests of all colleagues and get them on board. After all, ultimately, they form the foundations on which to build the success of our company«, is how Christian Hopfner underscores the people-first strategy for driving the Group’s progress.

As part of the move to expand the top management, the areas of responsibility of Group Executives Carsten Lange and Ralf Linha will also be expanded. As Chief Commercial Officer, Carsten Lange will assume responsibility throughout the Group for customers, markets and project business. As COO, Ralf Linha’s responsibilities will include delivery, services & support, technology and cloud strategy for the Group as a whole.

Co-CEO Michael Zitz: »All for One Group has a clear set of targets – focusing on customers and markets, focusing on investors, and as an employer. By expanding our top management, we have the ideal structure and are highly motivated to position and establish All for One as an international IT, consulting and service provider. We want to be indispensable for our customers, to appeal equally to both our existing staff and high potentials, and to arouse substantial interest among investors. I am utterly convinced that we can and will achieve these three goals sustainably with the help of all staff members.«