Henning Bruestle Joins cplace as Chief Revenue Officer

Henning Bruestle brings extensive experience in the international software and technology business, particularly in the areas of enterprise sales, go-to-market strategies, and scaling high-growth companies. Most recently, he served as Chief Commercial Officer at TWAICE, a leading provider of battery analytics software for the automotive and energy industries. In this role, he was responsible for sales, marketing, customer success, and solution engineering and played a key role in expanding the company’s international market presence as well as implementing scalable sales and marketing structures. 

Previously, Bruestle held senior sales and management positions at TeamViewer, OpenText, and Software AG. At TeamViewer, he was responsible for establishing enterprise business in Southern Europe. At OpenText, he held various European leadership roles in sales and most recently headed the Enterprise Information Management business in Germany. At Software AG, he was responsible for the strategic development of the global partner network for over ten years and most recently led the global partner business.

“cplace is at an exciting point,” says Bruestle about joining the company. “Our software is already being successfully used by leading companies from various industries such as automotive, aerospace & defense, pharmaceuticals, and mechanical engineering. Now, we see great potential for international expansion, and I look forward to pursuing this path together with cplace in my new role as CRO.” Bruestle’s goals include a successful market entry in European countries, as well as the further development of the company’s partner business. 

Hartmut Schaper, Co-CEO of cplace, emphasizes: “We are delighted to welcome Henning Bruestle, a seasoned expert, to our leadership team. His extensive experience in building successful sales organizations will be instrumental in further accelerating our growth in Europe.” 

With the addition of Henning Bruestle, the cplace management team now consists of Dr. Rupert Stuffer (CEO), Hartmut Schaper (Co-CEO), Marie Pawelzik (CFO), Marvin Adami (COO), and Henning Bruestle (CRO). Together, they share the vision of further strengthening and expanding cplace as a leading provider of modern project and portfolio management software.