Marika Lulay

Co-CEO & Managing Director of GFT Technologies SE

Biography

Member of the Group Executive Board since:

18.08.2015

Personal data:

Date of birth: 16.11.1962
Place of birth: Heidelberg, Germany
Nationality: German

Education
1982 - 1986	Marika Lulay studied Computer Sciences at the University of applied sciences of Darmstadt, where she graduated with a diploma.

Professional career
1986 - 1989	Co-founder of BISTEC GmbH, Darmstadt
1989 - 1990	Management Consultant at Diebold Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt/Main
1990 - 1996	Various management positions during her six years at Software AG, including, amongst others, Regional Head of Professional Services.
1996 - 2002	Various management positions at Cambridge Technology Partners Inc. Europe, Frankfurt/Main. Last position: Vice President for Central and Northern Europe
2002 - 2015	Member of the Board at GFT Technologies AG, Stuttgart
2015 - 2017	Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Member of the Administrative Board at GFT Technologies SE, Stuttgart
2017 - 2024	Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Member of the Administrative Board at GFT Technologies SE, Stuttgart
Since July 2024	Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO) at GFT Technologies SE, Stuttgart

Expertise / Focus areas

Management of international IT and software companies , value-oriented corporate management, board competencies in the management and supervisory board activities, strategic corporate and business development, ESG, partnership development, mergers & acquisitions, innovation management, digitalisation, technology, IT-services

Membership of statutory supervisory boards:

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe (Member of the Supervisory Board)
Aareal Bank AG, Wiesbaden (Member of the Supervisory Board)
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH (FAZ), Frankfurt (Member of the Supervisory Board)