Volker Smid
President Novell EMEA

• business informatics studies at the University of Applied Sciences Wedel
• employed as consultant at Partner Consult for five years
  
• During his eight years as CEO at Prompt Medizinische Informationssysteme (Medical Information Systems), he was the first provider to introduce an extensive hospital information system on Novell NetWare in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
  
• Senior Vice President EMEA und Asia-Pacific bei Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), Leitung des Mittelstandsgeschäfts
• Since May 2005: Area General Manager Central Region EMEA, Novell Germany GmbH
  
• Since December 2006: President Novell Emea