Nicolas Helms
Managing Director and Partner

Mr. Helms is one of the three Managing Partners within the Melchers-group of companies which is the parent company of IGEL Technology GmbH. From Bremen, Germany, Mr. Helms is highly experienced in international trade and has lived in 6 countries on 4 continents. In 1994 he was made Director of Melchers Hong Kong and in 2000 Managing Director of C. Melchers GmbH & Co. KG. It was in this capacity that he has established as a founding Managing Director IGEL Technology GmbH when it became a daughter company of Melchers in 2001. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Zurich/Switzerland and an MBA from the Boston University, USA.

"It is a great challenge to establish our own leading IT-brand and to be able to lead the migration towards the establishment of an international server-based computing concept."


Heiko Gloge
Managing Director and Partner

Mr. Gloge is a pillar of the international thin client community. After starting with Melchers in 1988, he was made General Manager of their NetCom division, which in 2001 became the independent daughter company, IGEL Technology GmbH. He was one of the founders of the European Thin Client Forum in 2002 and currently is Chairman of the “Thin Client & Server Based Computing” group in Germany’s highly influential IT industry association, BITKOM. A native of North Germany, Mr. Gloge originally studied Computing at different institutions.

“We are on a mission at IGEL to change our industry and help our customers reap the benefits that this new world of network computing grow will deliver.”


Erhard Behnke
Director Sales

Mr. Behnke is an experienced international sales leader with a proven track record in channel and key account sales in the server-based computing and thin clients market. Since 1984, he has gained a wealth of IT sales experience and prior to joining IGEL was Manager Brand Marketing EMEA at Novell where he successfully developed a strong channel through the introduction of joint technology products that addressed customer and market needs.  A German based international system house benefited from his skills for over 10 years as he managed and was operationally responsible implementing technical training facilities and consulting services within the Microsoft authorized and Citrix Authorized markets. Mr. Behnke holds degrees in electro-technique, computer science and information technology from University of Bremen, Germany.

"I work to ensure IGEL attains market leadership in the medium-term, based on the consistent and ongoing customer satisfaction gained through IGEL products and services."


Dirk Dördelmann
Director Augsburg Branch, Product/R&D Management

Mr. Doerdelmann is one of the industry’s most highly qualified engineering managers with more than 15 years practical experience in server-based computing and development of both thin clients and terminals. He joined IGEL GmbH in 1991 taking responsibility for the technical department from service to support. Then for a period of 3 years he joined OBO Bettermann GmbH to gain additional project management experience in the electrical industry. In 2001 he returned to IGEL to set-up, structure, organize and manage IGEL’s world class German engineering teams for product management, R & D, and quality assurance in the Augsburg branch office. Mr. Doerdelmann has professional qualifications in both electro-technique and in commerce.

“As a team we develop innovative IGEL products and solutions, which are always characterized as offering our customers a significant competitive advantage through technology, quality and practicality.”


Dr. Frank Lampe
Marketing Director
 
Mr Lampe began working for IGEL in 2004, following a career in advertising. He was IGEL’s marketing manager in EMEA before taking the role of Marketing Director. Dr. Lampe has worked in the Thin Client industry for more than 5 years and has more than 9-years experience in the IT and online technology sector.  During this time, Dr Lampe has been responsible for various Thin Client and desktop computing technology studies realized with different technology research institutes. He is also the author of several books on Thin Clients, Virtualization and Green IT. He has a PHD in International Management Studies.

“Vertical, industry focussed marketing and effective channel marketing will be the building blocks for achieving our international growth targets and our market share goals. It is important to find the right balance between a globally standardized and a localized communication approach.”


Andreas Schönduve
Director Finance & Controlling
 
Mr Schönduve joined IGEL in 2006. By introducing permanent, long-view cost control systems, implementing dynamic cash management and increasing overall efficiency, he has dramatically improved the Finance, Administration and Control department. In doing so, he has made it possible for IGEL’s top management to make clear, well-informed decisions on company policies even in these uncertain times. For over 20 years, Andreas Schönduve has been active in international business on five continents. During this time, he was also able to complete a program of study at the well-respected German Foreign Trade and Transportation Academy (Deutsche Außenhandels- und Verkehrsakademie DAV) in Bremen, Germany.

“With all our interest in numbers and calculations, the development of standards and the adherence to established processes, we mustn’t ever forget that real people are behind the numbers and that only a portion of our work and jobs can be done by machines and programs. The constant willingness to act in a flexible, innovative and targeted manner as well as the high priority that IGEL gives to fairness and openness in its daily dealings with its suppliers, customers and employees have made me very fond of this company, right from the very start.”