Rolf-Dieter Metka

Rolf-Dieter Metka is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ondeso GmbH, a software company based in Regensburg, Germany.12 He founded the company in 2010 along with Martin Stemplinger, who serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO).12

As the CEO and managing partner of ondeso, Metka is responsible for areas such as corporate management, administration, sales, and marketing.1 The company specializes in developing innovative software solutions for managing production-related IT processes in Industry 4.0.2

Under Metka's leadership, ondeso has grown from a small start-up to an innovative medium-sized company.1 The company's products and solutions are now market leaders, used by prominent DAX 30 companies and hidden champions in the industry and mechanical engineering sectors.2

Metka's professional background includes experience in client management for production computers in globally operating corporations such as Siemens AG and Continental.1 This experience led to the development of ondeso's initial product concept and ultimately to the founding of the company.

As an entrepreneur, Metka emphasizes the importance of teamwork, shared challenges, and collective success.1 He encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to think in terms of opportunities and to act on them, quoting the Roman philosopher Seneca: "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult."1