Company

Kolab Systems AG is the professional company behind the Kolab Groupware Solution, the premier choice for everyone who wants peace of mind, freedom of choice and the ability to innovate. Founded in 2010 in Zürich, Switzerland, Kolab Systems has taken the place of the Kolab Konsortium which initially provided Kolab services primarily in German speaking areas from 2004 to 2010.

As one of the few true Open Source / Free Software companies, Kolab Systems is managed by a team of leading entrepreneurs in the area giving our customers and partners peace of mind for the future direction of the business.

Georg C. F. Greve

Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board

Self-taught software developer, traditionally trained physicist, and author of over a hundred articles on various issues around Free Software. As the founding president of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) Georg Greve has over ten years of experience in coordinating interdisciplinary, international activities, often involving multiple organisations and achieving goals in a variety of environments, including the United Nations, the European Commission, the International Standardization Organisation and large corporations such as Google. Having provided expertise on the business application of Free Software and Open Standards to a variety of companies and entrepreneurs, Georg Greve is among the world's premier experts on these issues. For his achievements in Free Software and Open Standards Georg Greve was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon by the Federal Republic of Germany on 18 December 2009.

Dr. Paul J. Adams

Chief Operating Officer, Secretary of the Board

Trained as a software engineer and specialising in process management, Dr. Paul J. Adams has worked in both academia and industry as a researcher and project manager, covering a variety of Free Software-related topics. In 2009 he worked for Zea Partners conducting research on behalf of the commercial community involved in Zope and Plone development and services. Prior to this he worked as a research and project manager for Sirius Corporation in the UK. Paul graduated in 2004 as a Software Engineer, from the University of Durham, UK. His subsequent doctorate was conducted between 2005 and 2009 from the University of Lincoln. Paul was awarded Chartered IT Professional status, in 2008 and is a full professional member of the British Computer Society (for whom he is co-founder and former chairman of the Open Source Specialist Group), IEEE as well as of KDE e.V. and the Fellowship of the FSFE.

Till Adam

Managing Director, KDAB (Germany)

Originally coming from a liberal arts background, Till Adam has spent the last fifteen years in the software world. He is well respected as a contributor to Free Software, in particular to the KDE project, an expert in cross-platform software development, a trainer, a frequent public speaker and an occasional author. At KDAB he is responsible for the services business.

Bernhard E. Reiter

Managing Director, Intevation

After an academic career as an Applied Systems Scientist at the University of Osnabrück and an MSc in Geography from the University of Milwaukee, USA, Bernhard Reiter co-founded Intevation GmbH as one of Germany's premier Free Software companies. A managing director of Intevation for the past ten years, Bernhard Reiter has a wide range of experience as consultant, developer, software architect and project manager. Among his past achievements are project coordination of the GnuPG and Kmail support for emails secured via S/MIME and coordination of the initial development of the Kolab Groupware Solution, including the server, web client and the Kolab smart client "Kontact" on several platforms. As part of his work at Intevation, Bernhard Reiter will continue to provide his substantial architectural and development coordination skills to the Kolab Enterprise Community.