Spryker Welcomes Stefan Ropers as CEO to Drive Growth

BERLIN and NEW YORK, August 27, 2025 – Spryker, the leading composable commerce platform for global enterprises, today announced that Stefan Ropers will join its leadership team as CEO, effective September 1, 2025. In his role, Ropers will use his extensive leadership experience to guide Spryker during its next chapter of company growth. 

“This is a pivotal moment for digital commerce and for Spryker,” said Stefan Ropers, incoming CEO. “I’m excited to partner with Co-CEO Alex Graf and the Spryker team to build on the company’s technology leadership position and drive value for our customers and shareholders.”

Co-founder and CEO, Boris Lokschin, will temporarily step back from his operational CEO duties to focus on family matters. Co-founder and Co-CEO Alex Graf will continue in his role and partner closely with Ropers to ensure strong continuity and execution.

“Stefan brings a wealth of global experience and a proven track record of scaling and transforming technology businesses,” said Alex Graf, Co-founder and Co-CEO at Spryker. “His expertise will strengthen our ability to move faster, unlock new opportunities, and advance Spryker’s journey. I’m confident our leadership team is well-positioned to deliver on our ambitious goals.”

Stefan Ropers has more than 25 years of experience leading and advising global B2B technology companies. He has held senior leadership roles at Microsoft, Adobe, Amadeus, and most recently, served as CEO of Papirfly. 

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.