Thomas (Christian) Thiele
CTO
Experience
Independent Advisor / Interim Executive
Thomas Christian Thiele
Advising and leading technology organizations through periods of critical transition, focusing on strategic realignment, team stabilization, and executive hiring
Key Engagements:
Wentronic GmbH - Interim Head of IT (10 months) International manufacturer & distributor of electronics accessories; >€100M revenue
- Audited tech organization and identified critical gaps in leadership structure
- Hired four senior roles including a new Head of IT
- Acted as Interim Head of IT to stabilize transition
IMAGO stock&people GmbH - Interim Fractional CTO (4 months)
Germany’s leading photo agency and Europe’s largest sports-content provider
- Analyzed tech architecture and organizational structure during critical phase
- Supported CTO selection process from requirements definition through final hiring
Co-Founder & CTO
Valyria Technology GmbH
PropTech platform; backed by Picus Capital & founders of Zalando/Interhyp; rebranded 2023 as Fuchs & Eule Energy Experts
- Engineered a disruptive prop-tech platform from scratch, digitizing a traditional multi- month real estate process down to a few weeks
- Built 16-person tech & product team
- Drove €4M ML/AI project to enable accurate, real-time pricing for investment properties
- Pivoted the company to digital energy consultancy
VP Operations
Honeypot GmbH
B2B SaaS developer-recruitment marketplace; backed by founders of Foodpanda/HomeToGo; sold to XING in 2019
- Directed the sell-side process, authoring the strategic business plan and managing the operational & financial due diligence that underpinned the €22M valuation
- Owned the post-merger integration in partnership with the buyer
CTO
Beko Käuferportal GmbH (now Aroundhome)
Home-improvement lead-gen marketplace; backed by Team Europe; Exit to ProSiebenSat.1 & General Atlantic in 2016; rebranded as Aroundhome in 2019
- Scaled tech team from 7 to ~50, blending direct hires with nearshore squads
- Migrated full stack from on-prem to AWS, unlocking faster releases and higher reliability
- Ran technical due-diligence with multiple investors ahead of the exit
Head of IT
avocis GmbH (now Capita Germany)
Contact-center BPO with 16 sites; acquired by UK outsourcer Capita plc in 2015; progressed from Software Engineer and Deputy Head of IT
- Managed a team of 32 IT professionals
- Led major strategic IT projects, including M&A due diligence, the zero-downtime relocation of a 500-seat site, and the implementation of a company-wide BI system
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Professional Services (14.5 years), Information Technology (12.5 years), Energy (4.5 years), Real Estate (4.5 years), Manufacturing (2 years), and Media and Entertainment (2 years).
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Experienced in Information Technology (20.5 years), Project Management (11.5 years), Strategy (11 years), Business Intelligence (8.5 years), Product Development (4.5 years), and Operations (3 years).
Summary
Growth-stage CTO with business mindset; scaled tech teams to 50; drove 8-figure exits
Scaled engineering from 7 → ~50 at Käuferportal, supporting growth to ~€80M annual revenue and paving the way for the General Atlantic & ProSiebenSat.1 exit
Steered Honeypot’s €22M exit to XING by directing sell-side business planning, leading due diligence, and advising founders directly in negotiations
Co-founded prop-tech Valyria; built a 0 → 16 tech team and led a ~€4M ML/AI project for real-time property valuation
Ready to apply a unique blend of 20+ years of operational experience and the latest strategies from the Wharton CTO Program to a permanent or interim leadership role with complex, long-term challenges
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Education
Wharton Executive Education
Certificate · CTO Program · Philadelphia, United States
Focus: Technology Strategy, Technology Trends, Mastering Innovation Electives: Product Management, Scaling a Business, Persuasive Leadership
FHTW Berlin
Business Computing, Master of Science · Business Computing · Berlin, Germany · Excellent (1.x)
Focus: IT Management, Business Intelligence
FHTW Berlin
Business Computing, Diplom (FH) · Business Computing · Berlin, Germany · Excellent (1.x)
Focus: Database Systems, Software systems in commerce (ERP, CRM, DWH)
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