Executive Leadership
Kurt A. Mueffelmann, President and Chief Executive
Officer
Kurt A. Mueffelmann is president and chief executive officer of HiSoftware. Mueffelmann
draws on over 15 years of experiences in helping high-tech companies reach their
growth potential. He is responsible for defining and directing HiSoftware’s
worldwide strategic and operational direction, product strategy, sales and market
expansion and international growth activities. Additionally, Mueffelmann is a member
of HiSoftware’s board of directors.
Prior to joining HiSoftware, Mueffelmann was Vice President and General Manager
of both the Document Output Solutions and Business Process Solutions lines of business
for Bottomline Technologies. He was responsible for over $40 million in profitable
revenue while broadening the product lines and expanding the distribution model
to include the creation of an enterprise sales team and a more expansive world-wide
channel representation. He has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer
of Create!form International, Inc, a document output solutions software company,
acquired by Bottomline in September 2003. At Create!form, Kurt grew revenues by
over 1,100% in a three year period while being named one of the fastest growing
technology firms in the world by Deloitte & Touche. Mueffelmann was also president
and CEO of RealWorld Corporation during the late 1990’s. There he led a complete
financial turnaround by doubling sales and returning the company to profitability
through channel realignment, product expansion, and a true commitment and understanding
of customer and industry requirements. He orchestrated RealWorld’s acquisition
by Great Plains (Microsoft) in 2000.
Kurt is a managing partner in Westwood Technology Ventures and has served on the
board of directors and advisory boards of numerous companies and professional organizations
within the technology industry. He holds a BA degree in economics and political
science from Fairfield University in Connecticut.