André Heinz joins Celonis as Chief People and Culture Officer to support further hypergrowth

New senior leadership team appointment to drive global talent expansion and implementation of the Celonis Way

October 01, 2020 - (Munich, Germany and New York City, USA) – Celonis, the market leader in AI-enhanced Process Mining and Process Excellence software, today announces the appointment of André Heinz as Chief People and Culture Officer.

A highly-respected HR executive with an international background, Heinz’ scope includes attracting and developing top talent for Celonis and ensuring consistent management of the distinctive organizational culture that is enabling the explosive growth of Celonis worldwide.

In this position, Heinz will play an instrumental role in the implementation and development of ‘The Celonis Way’ – a set of values and behaviors that act as a compass to guide and inspire the company and its people in everything they do. These values touch the Celonis brand, technology, operations, and its relationships with customers and partners, bringing value to all stakeholders.

Heinz joins from Siemens Healthineers in Erlangen, Germany, where he was Chief Human Resources Officer, responsible for developing and delivering a global people strategy for a workforce of more than 50,000. He sees people as the strongest competitive advantage of tech companies and is a strong believer that organizational culture drives operational effectiveness.

At Celonis, Heinz reports to Bastian Nominacher, one of the company’s three co-founders. Celonis is one of the fastest-growing enterprise software companies in the world, delivering triple digit growth year-on-year. Managing growth on this scale requires a world class people strategy and Heinz brings substantial experience of global team development gained from senior HR roles in Europe and China with Siemens and Nokia, and in North America with The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA.

Bastian Nominacher, co-CEO and co-founder of Celonis says: “We are delighted to welcome André to our executive management team. Our success in winning major new customers means Celonis is growing very rapidly. As we expand, it is vital to attract the right people who can thrive here and help evolve our culture and philosophy. André’s exposure to global people development inside leading organizations, and his passionate advocacy of the role of culture in organizational development, make him the perfect choice for this new role at Celonis.”

Heinz commented: “Celonis is a rare treasure. Its success with customers underlines how its technology is delivering real value in the race for digitalization; but despite extraordinary growth, the company understands that long term success also requires paying special attention to people and culture. Only when pulling towards a shared vision of the future, can organizations sustain rapid growth. I’m excited and proud to be a part of the Celonis team, to have the opportunity to develop the company’s approach to the future, to enable our people to grow through Celonis, and for Celonis to grow with our people.”

About Celonis

Celonis is the market leader in AI-enhanced Process Mining and Process Excellence. Headquartered in Munich and New York with more than 1000 employees worldwide, Celonis helps companies in every industry remove friction from critical business processes and improve execution. The system knows how processes really run, senses friction in real time, and acts with intelligent automation and recommendations. Companies around the world, including Siemens, Uber, Citi, Coca-Cola, and Vodafone, have harnessed the power of Celonis to drive execution and outcomes, generating millions of dollars in value.