Spryker, the leading commerce platform for global enterprises, today announced the appointment of a new executive leadership team to drive the company’s next phase of growth, advance Spryker’s strategic objectives, and enhance value delivery to enterprise customers globally.

Just weeks after being appointed Chief Executive Officer, Stefan Ropers brings his broad industry experience and fresh perspective to lead the company into a new phase of innovation and growth. With a strategic vision shaped by extensive work across global technology organizations, Stefan has spent his initial days engaging directly with Spryker’s teams, partners, and stakeholders to chart a bold path forward.

“The commerce industry is evolving at unprecedented speed, and leading through this change requires focus and agility,” said Stefan Ropers, CEO at Spryker. “To meet this challenge, we’re appointing a new leadership team and sharpening our strategy so we can move faster and deliver more value where opportunities are greatest.”

Spryker is announcing a new executive leadership team, effective immediately:

• Florian Speckbacher, Executive Vice President, Go-to-Market: Florian is a seasoned sales executive who has held leadership roles at multinational technology firms such as Celonis, Salesforce and Cisco Systems, consistently guiding cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise growth.

• Alexander Franke, Executive Vice President, Customer Value & Experience: Alexander has built and scaled digital businesses for over a decade and drove innovation and consulting at EY etventure as CEO and Partner. Prior to his new role, Alexander oversaw Spryker’s Professional Services and Partner Success practices, managing key implementations and delivering critical services to enterprise clients.

• Alexander Galych, Senior Vice President, Technology: Alexander has been with Spryker since 2016, rising from engineering roles to VP of Engineering before taking on this new global leadership position. With over a decade of software engineering and architecture experience, he brings deep technical expertise and a proven performance of scaling Spryker’s platform and engineering organization.

• Karl Bischoff, Vice President, Product: Karl has been with Spryker for over a decade, holding key roles in product management, solution consulting, and technical innovation. He has led flagship enterprise projects, built Spryker’s technical solution engineering function, and has extensive experience translating complex customer needs into scalable product strategies.

• Patrizia Przybylski, Vice President, People & Culture: Patrizia has led Spryker’s global people operations since 2022, overseeing employee experience across 40+ countries. With prior leadership roles at Freeletics and Ralph Lauren, she brings broad international HR expertise and demonstrated history in organizational development and change management.

This team brings specialized expertise and a shared commitment to customer success, positioning Spryker to accelerate its strategic priorities which include:

• Enabling cost-effective business agility through a powerful and scalable platform.
• Making commerce simple for its customers to adapt and grow without friction.
• Empowering partners, developers, and customers to unlock new opportunities together. 

“Going forward, our customers can expect an even stronger focus on their industries,” said Stefan Ropers. “We’re introducing standardized products designed to help them launch faster and with less complexity, so they can realize value sooner.”

Spryker will host Spryker EXCITE, the digital commerce conference, on September 25th in Berlin. The event will bring together Spryker’s global customer community, industry experts, and partners to exchange insights and shape the future of digital commerce. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the newly appointed executive leadership team in person, engage in keynote sessions, and join interactive panels that set the stage for Spryker’s next chapter. Learn more about the agenda and register to attend here.

About Spryker
Spryker is the leading global composable commerce platform for enterprises with complex use cases to enable growth, innovation, and differentiation. Designed specifically for sophisticated transactional businesses, Spryker’s easy-to-use, headless, API-first model enables businesses to adapt, scale, and quickly go to market while facilitating faster time-to-value throughout their digital transformation journey. As a global platform leader for B2B and B2C Enterprise Marketplaces, IoT Commerce, and Unified Commerce, Spryker has empowered 150+ global enterprise customers worldwide and is trusted by brands such as ALDI, Siemens, ZF Friedrichshafen, and Ricoh. Spryker is a privately held technology company headquartered in Berlin and New York backed by world class investors such as TCV, One Peak, Project A, Cherry Ventures, and Maverick Capital. Learn more at spryker.com and follow Spryker on LinkedIn and X.