Oliver Winzenried

With a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University in Karlsruhe, Oliver began his entrepreneurial career immediately after completing his studies. With Marcellus Buchheit at his side, he then founded Wibu-Systems in 1989 and remains the company's CEO. His passion for software protection has resulted in numerous patents covering areas from secure license management and anti-tampering solutions to dongle feature innovations. Oliver Winzenried is also a director of the VDMA regional association in the state of Baden-Württemberg, serves on the board of directors of the HealthTech working group of VDMA (Mechanical and Plant Engineering association), the board of directors of the VDMA Software and Digitalization Association, the board of directors of bitkom, and the managing board of the Foerderverein of the Research Center for Information Technology (FZI) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). As of 2023, Oliver is the Managing Director of the IT Security Club, a separate enterprise situated at the House of IT Security on Wibu-Systems’ Campus. The IT Security Club was founded to grow and shape the local community of IT security specialists through collaboration and support with project management and funding.