fme group - a global company

With our subsidiaries in the US, Romania and India fme AG builds the fme group. Together we serve our clients in projects around the world. Get to know us, and entrust us with your most valuable assets: Your corporate information and the tools you use to organize it.

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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, Romania and India 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.

Videos about fme

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Customer Testimonial | Volkswagen AG – Project Management and Development

Viviane Fois-Gründel, Volkswagen AG, explains why she has been working with fme for many years, and how fmeis supporting her in the areas of project management and development.
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fme – The story behind our vision

"Your partner for digital transformation. It's fme you love to work with." In this video, you'll learn what our clients have to say about this, what quality has to do with it, and how we live our vision in our day-to-day work.
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Customer Testimonial | Concordia Versicherungen – Digital Transformation

Michael Witzel, Management, and Bastian Freyberg, Business Consultant, at Concordia Versicherungen, report how they benefit from the working relationship with fme in their current projects.
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Our Values

Integrity

We are open, honest and fair

Open and straightforward dealings with our clients, business partners and employees are the basis for mutual trust and long term success.

Professionalism

Humans, Processes & Tools: We put our strengths to work

We deliver excellent work results, based on our well-tuned and proven processes, methods and tools, and aim to delight our clients through reliability and quality of service.

Teamwork

We share information and benefit mutually

Team spirit is a top priority for us. Mutual assistance, trust and active knowledge transfer are key components for successful collaboration and profitable projects.

Sustainability

We think long-term and grow sustainably

With customers, business partners and employees we tend to enjoy long term relationships. Such close and extended collaborations help to build mutual trust and allow us to jointly expand and develop.

Enjoyment

Work is fun and leads to good results

We make all efforts to maintain a creative and enjoyable work environment within which superior results can be achieved, results to be proud of, results guaranteed to delight our customers and to fully satisfy their requirements.

Flexibility

It’s possible!

A flat management structure, a company of manageable size and a highly motivated team are ideal to help you master your challenges. True to our motto “it’s possible”, we are ready to tackle the realization of your plans and goals.

fme Timeline


  1. 1995

    Foundation of fme GmbH based on the Frank Mittelstaedt EDV and Systementwicklung. Michael Engelen joins fme.


  2. 1996

    Dirk Bode joins fme


  3. 1997

    First DMS project for an automotive company


  4. 1998

    Partnership with Documentum. Dirk Bode becomes third member of the fme management.


  5. 2000

    30 employees, opening of the Munich office


  6. 2001

    50 employees, acquisition of the internet agency OPENBOX and change of name to fme AG


  7. 2003

    60 employees, focus on Enterprise Content Management


  8. 2005

    More than 70 employees, "migration-center" achieves "Designed for Documentum" status. New office in Cluj, Romania


  9. 2006

    New fme office opens in Frankfurt and serves mostly the life sciences industry.


  10. 2008

    fme offers cross platform design, efficient introduction and use of Enterprise Content Management


  11. 2009

    The total of employees within the fme group has risen above 100


  12. 2010

    fme expands the portfolio with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Business Intelligence (BI) and establishes fme US, LLC. (Danbury, CT)


  13. 2011

    fme launches "docspread" as a platform for mobile business applications


  14. 2012

    fme receives award as top employer 2012 by TOP JOB


  15. 2013

    fme moves into the new headquarter at Wolfenbütteler Straße 33


  16. 2015

    fme has an office in Düsseldorf. The number of employees exceeds 170.


  17. 2017

    The number of employees of fme group grows to more than 200.


  18. 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.


  19. 2020

    fme celebrates their 25th Anniversary, due to the COVID-19 pandemic virtually at first.

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  20. 2021

    fme achieves 37 million Euros turnover as a global group.


  21. 2023

    fme India Consulting is founded and established in January 2024.

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.




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It’s NAME you love to work with.

NAME | POSITION

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Dirk Bode
Chairman of the Board | CEO
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.
https://de.linkedin.com/in/dirkbode/de
https://twitter.com/dirkbode
https://www.xing.com/profile/Dirk_Bode3
+49 531 238540
d.bode@fme.de
Daniel Pelke
Executive Board Member
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.
https://de.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pelke-863b632
https://twitter.com/danielpelke
https://www.xing.com/profile/Daniel_Pelke
+49 531 238540
d.pelke@fme.de
Klaus Beckmann
Chief Information Officer (CIO) fme group
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.
https://de.linkedin.com/in/kbckm
https://www.xing.com/profile/Klaus_Beckmann3
+49 531 238540
k.beckmann@fme.de
Anke Brandt
Human Resources Director
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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anke-brandt-23138a56/
https://www.xing.com/profile/Anke_Brandt5
+49 531 238540
a.brandt@fme.de
Ian Crone
VP Global Strategic Solutions
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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iancrone/
+44 754 578 7332
i.crone@fme.de
Damir Saceric
Director Business Unit
After completing his IT education and years of experience as an application developer in the ECM and SAP environment, Damir Saceric worked as Team Lead Development and later as Division Unit Manager for IBM Global Technology Services. In 2023, he moved to fme AG and since July 2023 has been leading the business unit in the Enterprise Content Management business field as Director, supporting our clients in the redesign and systematic enhancement of content and document-based business models, processes and systems.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/damir-s-3417a41b7/
+49 1622 627814
d.saceric@fme.de
Frank D’Entrone
President fme US, LLC
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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-d-entrone-a529691/
+1 475 476 3118
f.dentrone@fme-us.com
Dennis Gräff
Director Business Unit
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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisgraeff/
https://twitter.com/dennis_graeff
https://www.xing.com/profile/Dennis_Graeff/
+49 531 238540
d.graeff@fme.de
Anja Göbel
Director Business Unit
After completing her degree in social sciences, Anja Göbel initially worked as a sales and marketing expert in consulting companies. She joined fme AG in 2015 and is now a Managing Consultant. In February 2024, she became head of the Business Consulting division, which supports our clients with consulting and implementation services in the redesign and consistent further development of their business models and processes.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anja-g%C3%B6bel-29624215a/
https://www.xing.com/profile/Anja_Goebel8
+49 531 238540
a.goebel@fme.de
Ioan Negrea
General Manager fme SRL
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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ioan-negrea-40a3031/
+40 264 443533
i.negrea@fme.ro
Tina Lenitzki
Director Marketing
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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-lenitzki-428b4a2b/
+49 531 238540
t.lenitzki@fme.de
Frank Mittelstaedt
Partner & Business Development Manager | Founder
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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-mittelstaedt-260b7133/
https://twitter.com/MittelstaedtF
https://www.xing.com/profile/Frank_Mittelstaedt
+49 531 238540
f.mittelstaedt@fme.de
Markus Oponczewski
Technology Advisory Director
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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/moponczewski/
https://www.xing.com/profile/Markus_Oponczewski
+49 531 238540
m.oponczewski@fme.de
Florian Piaszyk-Hensen
Director fme Products
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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fpiaszyk/
+49 531 238540
f.piaszyk@fme.de
Jan-Philipp Pröve
Director Finance
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.
+49 531 238540
j.proeve@fme.de
Tobias Stein
Director Business Unit
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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/t-stein/
https://www.xing.com/profile/Tobias_Stein98/cv
+49 531 238540
t.stein@fme.de
Nigel Whitehead
Chief Operating Officer fme US, LLC
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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-whitehead-7b59b65/
+1 203 520 7256
n.whitehead@fme-us.com

Culture Book

Susann – Principal Consultant

»Expressing praise is often a difficult thing for people in general, but that’s not the case for my colleagues. It’s a wonderful feeling to get a pat on the back for a job well done. «

Dirk – CEO

»I really enjoy working at this company. When I started this job 22 years ago, I said to myself: »If you are fed up with this job for three days in a row, then you should do something else!« I still say this to myself, and I am still here :)«

Jasmin – HR Business Partner

»It’s a terrific feeling to know that right from the start, superiors and colleagues across all departments placed their trust in me and I was accepted me as a member of the team without any reservations. «

Helene – Working Student

»In April of this year, I was able to start my internship at fme and was welcomed with open arms from the very first moment. In the meantime, I’m writing my final thesis here and in this short time I’ve already really learned a lot. Getting used to a new environment is not always easy, but colleagues or supervisors are all always willing to help and are available to answer any questions. I’m grateful to have been able to gain my first impressions of the working world here and can’t imagine a better company for this.«

Cornelius – Director Information Technology

»Here you have opportunities to develop, prove yourself and be successful. At fme you get the “chance” to make mistakes (and I have made a few) but also to learn from them and do better. There is someone who will take the time to discuss and analyze your successes and mistakes with you.«

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.

Contact

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Do you have any questions about our services or would you like to request additional information? Please feel free to contact me to find out how we can assist you.

I’m looking forward to your request.

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