Executives
Philipp Königs
Chief Executive Officer
Philipp Königs is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DPS Engineering GmbH. He is responsible for the strategic direction and further development of the company, as well as positioning DPS Engineering as a technology partner for financial services, including capital markets, payment transactions and solutions for the public sector. His focus is on sustainable growth, scaling the delivery organisation and modernising the service portfolio.
Philipp Königs has more than 20 years of management experience in the IT and financial services industries. Before joining DPS Engineering, he held various management positions at valantic, most recently as Managing Director in the Financial Services Automation division. There, he was responsible for digital solutions for banks and financial service providers with a focus on process automation and real-time payment transactions. He began his professional career in senior sales positions at IBM in the field of technical software solutions. Philipp Königs holds an MBA in Business Process Management from Henley Business School (University of Reading, UK) and is a Certified Payments Professional from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
WILHELMUS VAN GEENEN
Managing Partner
Wilhelmus van Geenen is managing director of the DPS-Group, being responsible for the areas of application development, application management, processes and personnel.
After training as a banker, Wilhelmus van Geenen studied business mathematics at the University of Karlsruhe. He has many years of experience with large scale IT projects in the banking industry. His particular expertise is in the areas of payments, multichannel banking and securities services. In 2012, Wilhelmus van Geenen was appointed managing director of DPS Engineering GmbH. Wilhelmus van Geenen leads the development laboratory of the DPS group and is responsible in particular for the methods and processes in application management and development projects.
THOMAS KANOLD
Managing Partner
Thomas Kanold is responsible for Enterprise Products and HR area in the field of DPS Group Management.
After his studies in Constance Thomas Kanold was employed in a medium-sized consultancy firm for over nine years in which he was able to gain extensive insights and experience in major IT projects and the financial sector. Since joining DPS in 2014, he has initially held responsibility over Key Account Management for a number of major customers in Frankfurt. Since being appointed Managing Director at the beginning of 2019 he has held complete responsibility over DPS product business.
JOACHIM DORSCHEL
Managing Partner
Joachim Dorschel is a managing director at DPS-Group. He is responsible for the areas of innovation, marketing and market development.
After studying law, Joachim Dorschel worked as a lawyer in IT law. After joining DPS Engineering in 2014 he was initially responsible for the account management of one of the company’s major customers. In early 2016 Joachim Dorschel was appointed managing director.
Joachim Dorschel regularly publishes articles on IT in the financial industry and the public sector. He is also frequently acts as a speaker on conferences and symposia.