Marika Lulay

Co-CEO & Managing Director of GFT Technologies SE

Biography

Member of Group Executive Board since:

08/18/2015

Personal data:

Date of birth: 11/16/1962
Place of birth: Heidelberg, Germany
Nationality: German

Education
1982 - 1986	Marika Lulay studied computer science at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, where she graduated with a master’s degree.

Professional career
1986 - 1989	Co-founder of BISTEC GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
1989 - 1990	Management Consultant at Diebold Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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 am Main, Germany Last position: Vice President for Central and Northern Europe
2002 - 2015	Member of the Executive Board (COO) of GFT Technologies AG, Stuttgart
2015 - 2017	Managing Director and Member of the Administrative Board of GFT Technologies SE, Stuttgart
2017 - 2024	Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Member of the Board of Directors at GFT Technologies SE, Stuttgart
Since July 2024	Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO) and & Managing Director at GFT Technologies SE, Stuttgart

Expertise / focuses

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

Membership in statutory supervisory boards:

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe, Germany (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)