fme AG (de)
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Our Vision and Mission
Vision: Your partner for digital transformation.
It’s fme you love to work with.
Mission: We believe in the opportunities of Digital Transformation and love to help our clients worldwide maintain and create competitive businesses with Business Consulting and Technology Services.
Digitalization enables new ways of dealing with existing businesses and creates totally new business models. Our devoted consultants optimize or challenge our clients’ business models through existing and new technologies and advise them on the necessary cultural change in their company. Cloud, Business Intelligence, Social Business Collaboration and Enterprise Content Management technologies in combination with Custom Software Development and the ability to operate our clients’ systems 24*7 with Managed Services help us to add value to our clients’ transformation process.
The industry focus lies on solutions for Life Sciences, Industrial Manufacturing and Financial Services. We design and implement proven best practice solutions leading to improved quality and compliance, enhanced competitiveness and secured future business. To this effect, we provide vendor independent consulting services. Our teams in Germany, the United States and Romania are experienced in managing global projects and also grant access to our cost-effective near-shore resources where advisable.
For more than 25 years, renowned corporations like Boehringer Ingelheim, BMW, CSL Behring, Debeka, EagleBurgmann, Merck, Sanofi-Aventis, Volkswagen and Volkswagen Financial Services have relied on our experience and competence. We are a privately held company and have enjoyed uninterrupted and profitable growth over the years resulting in a comfortable shareholder equity rate.
Our Values
fme Timeline
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1995
Foundation of fme GmbH based on the Frank Mittelstaedt EDV and Systementwicklung. Michael Engelen joins fme.
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1996
Dirk Bode joins fme
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1997
First DMS project for an automotive company
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1998
Partnership with Documentum. Dirk Bode becomes third member of the fme management.
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2000
30 employees, opening of the Munich office
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2001
50 employees, acquisition of the internet agency OPENBOX and change of name to fme AG
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2003
60 employees, focus on Enterprise Content Management
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2005
More than 70 employees, "migration-center" achieves "Designed for Documentum" status. New office in Cluj, Romania
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2006
New fme office opens in Frankfurt and serves mostly the life sciences industry.
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2008
fme offers cross platform design, efficient introduction and use of Enterprise Content Management
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2009
The total of employees within the fme group has risen above 100
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2010
fme expands the portfolio with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Business Intelligence (BI) and establishes fme US, LLC. (Danbury, CT)
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2011
fme launches "docspread" as a platform for mobile business applications
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2012
fme receives award as top employer 2012 by TOP JOB
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2013
fme moves into the new headquarter at Wolfenbütteler Straße 33
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2015
fme has an office in Düsseldorf. The number of employees exceeds 170.
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2017
The number of employees of fme group grows to more than 200.
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2018
fme celebrates 20 years of partnership with OpenText Documentum and is nominated as one of three candidates for the OpenText Partner of the Year Award 2018.
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2020
fme celebrates their 25th Anniversary, due to the COVID-19 pandemic virtually at first.
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2021
fme achieves 37 million Euros turnover as a global group.
Our fme Management Team
We believe in the opportunities of digital transformation and love to help our clients worldwide maintain and create competitive businesses.
It’s Frank you love to work with.
Frank D’Entrone | President
After graduating from SUNY at Delhi in 1989 with an Associate’s Degree in Electrical Technologies, working for GEC Alstom servicing clients in Power Generation, Mr. D’Entrone then graduated from Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts in 1999 and accepted a position for a Biotech company in Boston entering into the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) space. Mr. D’Entrone then went on to work for IT services organizations providing ECM consulting services to clients in industries such as Life Sciences, Manufacturing, and Finance. In 2007 Mr. D’Entrone founded DT Technologies Inc. continuing to provide ECM consulting services till entering into a joint venture with fme AG in March of 2010.
Dirk Bode
Chairman of the Board | CEO
d.bode@fme.de
+49 531 238540
https://www.xing.com/profile/Dirk_Bode3
https://de.linkedin.com/in/dirkbode/de
https://twitter.com/dirkbode
After completing a degree in business information technology at TU Braunschweig (Braunschweig University of Technology) and the State University of New York at Albany, Dirk Bode was hired as fme GmbH’s Marketing and Sales Officer in July 1996. A few years later he became member of the executive board. Since the change of fme’s legal status in 2001 he serves as the Chairman of the Board and CEO of fme AG.
Daniel Pelke
Executive Board Member
d.pelke@fme.de
+49 89 20 35 8 10
https://www.xing.com/profile/Daniel_Pelke
https://de.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pelke-863b632/de
https://twitter.com/danielpelke
Having completed his studies in Computer Sciences in Munich, Daniel Pelke was among others employed at Hewlett Packard as Business Development Manager before he joined Documentum as a PreSales Director for CEEMSA in 1997. Starting in 2008 he became Technical Director for the Software Group at EMC and lastly held the position as Head of Center of Expertise and CTO there. From November 2015 to October 2017 fme Daniel Pelke started at fme as Director Business Unit and Digital Evangelist and managed the Business Unit for Life Science Solutions in Frankfurt. In November 2017 he became Member of the fme AG Executive Board.
Klaus Beckmann
Chief Information Officer (CIO) fme group
k.beckmann@fme.de
+49 531 238540
https://www.xing.com/profile/Klaus_Beckmann3
https://de.linkedin.com/in/kbckm
After completing his degree in information management at TU Braunschweig (Braunschweig University of Technology), Klaus Beckmann was initially self-employed at his company OPENBOX, which developed database-driven websites. In April 2001, he transferred to fme AG and lead diverse teams over the years. Until March 2023 he was Director Business Unit in the Professional Services division in Braunschweig, where he was responsible for the delivery of projects in Enterprise Content Management and Social Business Collaboration. In April 2023 Klaus Beckmann took over the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the whole fme group.
Anke Brandt
Director Human Resources
a.brandt@fme.de
+49 531 238540
https://www.xing.com/profile/Anke_Brandt5
https://de.linkedin.com/in/anke-brandt-23138a56
Anke Brandt joined fme AG in November 1999 to set up the finance department. Based on her studies and various further training courses, she set up the personnel department in 2003. After many years as Head of Finance, Human Resources and Reception, she has focused exclusively on Human Resources since November 1, 2018.
Ian Crone
Business Unit Director
i.crone@fme.de
+49 6190 888 180
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iancrone/
Ian Crone became the Business Unit Director for the fme Life Sciences Team in Europe in October 2021. He has a background in Chemical Engineering, which is the subject of both his degree at Strathclyde University in Scotland and the first fourteen years of his career at Unilever. Over the two decades since, prior to joining fme, Ian has been involved in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical industry, from every angle of drug development, specialising in NMR, IDMP, RIM, medical devices and regulatory solutions for some of the largest Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical companies around the globe. He has been involved both from an industry and technology supply side, in roles held at Oxford Instruments, BioStorage Technologies, Samarind and Amplexor. Ian enjoyed living and working internationally during his consulting career and brings more than 20 years of experience in the Life Sciences industry to his new role at fme.
Frank D’Entrone
President fme US, LLC
f.dentrone@fme-us.com
+1 203 6174250
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/frank-d-entrone/1/969/a52
After graduating from SUNY at Delhi in 1989 with an Associate’s Degree in Electrical Technologies, working for GEC Alstom servicing clients in Power Generation, Mr. D’Entrone then graduated from Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts in 1999 and accepted a position for a Biotech company in Boston entering into the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) space. Mr. D’Entrone then went on to work for IT services organizations providing ECM consulting services to clients in industries such as Life Sciences, Manufacturing, and Finance. In 2007 Mr. D’Entrone founded DT Technologies Inc. continuing to provide ECM consulting services till entering into a joint venture with fme AG in March of 2010.
Dennis Gräff
Director Business Unit
d.graeff@fme.de
+49 531 238540
https://www.xing.com/profile/Dennis_Graeff/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisgraeff/
https://twitter.com/dennis_graeff
After completing his studies in computer science at the TU Braunschweig, Dennis Gräff joined fme AG in March 2005 as a developer in the area of Enterprise Content Management and later assumed the role of project manager here. Starting in 2015, he led various teams and was responsible for the delivery of projects. Since January 2023 he is responsible as Business Unit Director for the newly founded business unit Collaboration and Modern Workplace with Microsoft 365 technologies.
Tina Lenitzki
Director Marketing
t.lenitzki@fme.de
+49 531 238540
https://www.xing.com/profile/Tina_Lenitzki
https://de.linkedin.com/in/tina-lenitzki-428b4a2b
https://twitter.com/tinalenitzki
After graduating from the Technical University at Braunschweig in 1995 (Masters Degree in English and American Studies) Tina Lenitzki gained professional experience while working for IT manufacturers and distributors as Management Assistant and later as Marketing Specialist. In January 2000 she started her career at fme and since 2006 Tina Lenitzki manages the marketing department.
Frank Mittelstaedt
Partner & Business Development Manager | Founder
f.mittelstaedt@fme.de
+49 531 238540
https://www.xing.com/profile/Frank_Mittelstaedt
https://de.linkedin.com/in/frank-mittelstaedt-260b7133
https://twitter.com/MittelstaedtF
Directly after completing his degree in information management at TU Braunschweig (Braunschweig University of Technology), Frank Mittelstaedt founded frank mittelstaedt EDV-Beratung & Systementwicklung in 1989. The company was renamed fme GmbH in 1995 and incorporated in 2001. Frank Mittelstaedt is responsible for the Partner & Business Development division.
Ioan Negrea
General Manager fme SRL
i.negrea@fme.ro
+40 264 44 3533
After graduating from the Babeş Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Economic Computer Science Department, in 1998, Ioan Negrea gained professional experience while working for Romanian and German IT companies, mainly in the ERP area as a software developer in the beginning, than project manager and eventually general manager. After several successful projects together with fme AG during the period 2004-2005, in July 2005 fme SRL was founded in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, which is currently being managed by Ioan Negrea.
Markus Oponczewski
Technology Advisory Director
m.oponczewski@fme.de
+49 8920 35810
https://www.xing.com/profile/Markus_Oponczewski
https://de.linkedin.com/in/markus-oponczewski-a2125515/de
https://twitter.com/moponczewski
Markus Oponczewski started at fme AG in 2004. Before he took over the role of Technology Advisory Director he lead the Munich branch of fme AG as Business Unit Director, where he was responsible for the Professional Services division in southern Germany. Since the start of his career in 1992, he had held a number of different positions at other companies, where he focused on such areas as process management on a vehicle production line at Adam Opel AG, IT projects for the telecommunications industry at IBM Global Services, and IT project management for content management systems at Pixelpark AG.
Florian Piaszyk
Director fme Products
f.piaszyk@fme.de
+49 531 238540
https://www.xing.com/profile/FlorianTimo_PiaszykHensen/
https://de.linkedin.com/in/fpiaszyk
https://twitter.com/fpiaszyk
After completing his degree in information management with a focus on multimedia technology at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences, Florian Piaszyk gained experience at various IT service providers and systems integration companies, where he served as project manager and quality manager. Since joining fme AG in February 2005, Florian Piaszyk oversaw the setup of the Product Development division and took over responsibility for the international product business in May 2011.
Jan-Philipp Pröve
Director Finance
j.proeve@fme.de
+49 531 238540
https://www.xing.com/profile/JanPhilipp_Proeve/cv
After studying Business Administration at the Justus Liebig University in Gießen, Jan-Philipp Pröve gained his first professional experience at a Strategy Consultancy. He then moved to a mid-sized IT consulting company, where he set up the finance and project controlling department. He joined fme in December 2019 and since then he has been in charge of the finance department and the reception desk team.
Rüdiger Sievers
Director Business Unit
r.sievers@fme.de
+49 531 238540
https://www.xing.com/profile/Ruediger_Sievers/cv
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdiger-sievers-81a306125/
After completing his studies as a graduate in business administration, specializing in business information systems, Rüdiger Sievers initially was employed as a project manager and later as a consultant for the deployment of software systems in retail and telecommunications. In 2012 he joined fme AG and since October 2020 he supports clients as Director Business Unit in redesigning and consistently refining their business models and processes – especially in the automotive industry.
Tobias Stein
Director Business Unit
It’s Tobias you love to work with.
t.stein@fme.de
+49 531 238540
https://www.xing.com/profile/Tobias_Stein98/cv
https://www.linkedin.com/in/t-stein/
After graduating in business information technology at the Braunschweig University of Technology and Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Tobias Stein joined fme AG in August 2016 as Assistant to the Executive Board. Mr. Stein transferred to Professional Services in March 2019 and led the Data Analytics department, which supports clients in the design, development and implementation of modern Business Intelligence solutions. Since January 2023, he is responsible for the Cloud Technologies & Data Analytics division as Business Unit Director.
Nigel Whitehead
Chief Operating Officer fme US, LLC
n.whitehead@fme-us.com
+1 203 617 4250
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-whitehead-7b59b65/
Before he joined fme US in December 2017, Nigel Whitehead held a number of senior executive roles including the management of a solutions business with a strong focus on ECM. He was the CEO at Advanced Health Media and held positions as Managing Director at CSC Healthcare Group and President Life Sciences at First Consulting Group. Nigel Whitehead brings more than 30 years of experience in the Life Science Industry to the role of the Chief Operating Officer at fme US, LLC.
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Our Partners
Long-term partnerships with selected software and consulting companies are of great importance to us in the fast-growing market for IT systems. With our cooperation partners, we are able to keep our knowledge constantly up to date and provide you with complex IT solutions that take your business forward.
Alfresco Software, Inc. is the first and leading open source alternative for enterprise content management.
As official AWS Consulting Partner, we support companies in developing and operating their own cloud- and big data-based solutions.
For more than 20 years, DDS-Consulting has been providing support for all questions relating to architecture and software development.
Ennov provides the most original, comprehensive and cost-effective suite of software solutions for the Life Sciences industry.
Ephesoft, Inc. develops technology that makes meaning out of unstructured data for decision-makers worldwide.
Generis is a global leader in content and information management systems, specialising in proven solutions for regulated industries.
Hyland is a leading content services provider that enables thousands of organizations to deliver a better experience to their customers and partners.
Jive (NASDAQ: JIVE) is the leading provider of modern communication and collaboration solutions for business.
As a Microsoft partner, we have had the various gold and silver competencies for years, which prove the know-how of our employees.
Our partnership with OpenText of over 20 years continues to be of high importance and value to our mutual clients.
Panoff offer OEMs, national sales companies, financial institutions, dealers and retail organizations all stages of the organizational performance improvement process, ranging from strategy development to implementation and roll-out.
Qlik helps companies respond faster and work smarter by unlocking the maximum potential of their data.
Sparta Systems is the provider of TrackWise® enterprise QMS software and TrackWise Digital® service.
Veeva Systems Inc. is a leader in cloud-based software for the global life sciences industry.
VMware streamlines the journey for organizations to become digital businesses that deliver better experiences to their customers and empower employees to do their best work.