We are Deon

                  We are
                  a world class team for cutting edge solutions
                

With more than 35 high performing talents with proven track records, Deon Digital is in pole position to drive the next technological breakthrough. The majority of our team members work with a strong Research and Development Background.

To allow for fluid strategic planning, a necessary ingredient when it comes to innovation, we award to each of our team members freedom in exchange for responsibility to perform. We deliver productivity through context rather than control. We believe in highly aligned teams, loosely organized.

Founded in 2017 to develop smart legal contract technology deeply rooted in academic research . First full-stack application delivered in 2018
HQ in Switzerland, R&D hub in Denmark, and sales officein Germany
Team of 35+ smart legal contract, and financial industry experts,72% tech personnel
Use Cases for Smart Legal Contracts in 6+ industries
Founder, employee and advisory board member-owned (majority)

Our Values

Curiosity

We are happy to contribute effectively outside our specialization and we love to learn eagerly and rapidly. We are exhibiting bias-to-action and are avoiding analysis-paralysis.

Passion

We are passionate about our ambitious goals. We inspire others with our thirst for action and are celebrating wins together.

Innovation

We love approaching challenges from an unconventional angle. We either succeed or we learn valuable lessons. We enjoy discovering practical solutions to hard problems.

Integrity

We work for our customers with integrity. We are honest, down to earth, know what we can do and where we come from.

Teamplay

We are not focusing on ego-action but concentrate on accomplishing what is best for the company as a team. We are making time to help each other out and share information openly and proactively.

Analysis

With our skill to think strategically we are making wise decisions and are able to identify root causes and get beyond treating symptoms.

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Deliver Business Solutions

We are engaged in several bespoke client projects where our technology solves specific business problems. We are also building Deon Business Solutions to service many clients.

Deliver Core Technology Products

We are expanding our core technology products, which are the foundation for business solutions. These include domain-specific language design and implementation, financial instrument modeling, distributed technology, and ledger design and integration.

Excel in Technology Research

We try out new concepts that we believe will bring future value to our customers. Some of them may lead to new Core Technology products. We collaborate closely with universities and engage individuals for their thesis and PhDs.

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Team

Christian Altmann

Chief Executive Officer, CEO

Fintech leader with 30+ years transforming financial services, delivering technology solutions for the financial services industry, driving innovation, digital transformation and new business ventures. Worked with Deutsche Börse, DTCC and Accenture. Former UBS Head WM IT Europe. Chairmen of Aequitec AG. President of ToHelp.

Dirk Sebald

Chief Group Officer CGO, Member of the Board, Founder

Entrepreneur and Fintech leader with 40+ years of experience in innovating technology and financial markets. Founder of axzoom, former Group Head Innovation at SIX Group, CEO of Adesso (IPO), CEO of Cognos, and DACH Managing Director at WordPerfect. Holder of an MBA.

Dr. Florian Herzog

Chief Technology Officer, CTO, President of the Board, Founder

More than 20 years of experience in financial markets and software engineering, co-founder and former CEO of swissQuant Group AG. Ph.D. in Mathematical Finance from ETH Zurich, former lecturer at ETH Zurich, director of artificial intelli- gence and software engineering at University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons in Chur/Switzerland.

Prof. Dr. Fritz Henglein

Head of Research

Almost 40 years academic research and industrial technology in algorithmic, semantic and logical aspects of programming and domain-specific languages with applications to smart contracts, decentralized systems, financial markets, enterprise systems, high-performance computing and more.

Jean-Luc Bourquin

Chief Operation Officer COO

More than 10 years of experience in financial markets, IT products, and project management; Run and led project such as product development, customer implementations, and kick-starting companies. Held various roles from project manager to member of the board of directors.

Dr. Roman Tuor

Chief Product Officer CPO

More than 20 years of work experience in the financial services industry, developed and implemented innovative and industry leading banking systems. Streamlined and digitalized business processes. Managed strategic, large scale projects, built and lead risk management and quant teams and organizations.

Adam Schønemann

Sen. Software Developer

Professional full stack software developer. Academic specialization in functional programming languages, e.g., DSL’s, FRP and Haskell.

Agata Anna Murawska, PhD

Sen. Software Developer

Software developer with background in formal verification and programming languages design. In the last couple of years, Agata has developed an interest in financial engineering, focusing on life- cycling various financial instruments. More recently, her focus has been shifting towards green finance, and supporting emerging new products in the carbon market.

Alexandra Polymenopoulou

Software Developer

Software Developer with a background in Human-Centered AI as well as Electrical and Computer Engineering, experienced in Python, SQL, and system operations, with a strong track record in data processing, user-centered design, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, previously worked in renewable energy and mobile marketing before moving into fintech.

Anders Lau Olsen

Sen. Software Developer

Computer systems engineer specializing in robot programming systems and related planning and optimization problems. In recent years, Anders has been developing software for booking applications, insurance claims handling and real estate loans.

Arendse Skovmøller

Business Support

More than 8 years of experience gained in various positions requiring IT understanding and expertise; Practical experience in office management and administration.

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Bjørn Bugge Grathwohl, PhD

Sen. Software Developer

Academic background in research within the domains of language design, automata theory and types. Work in all aspects of software development: language design, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD solutions, and back-/frontend application development.

Djordje Nikolic

Intern Junior Business Engineer

Highly accomplished finance Master graduate in Business and Economics focusing on banking, quantitative finance and machine learning, specialized in portfolio management and proficient in financial analysis, valuation and risk management, with strong technical skills and experience in developing predictive models.

Guan-Ting Lin

Software Developer

Full-stack developer with a background in economics and software development, driven by a strong interest in creating digital platforms for the financial sector, aiming to combine technical proficiency with economic insight to deliver effective, innovative solutions.

Jean-Claude Disch

Software Developer

Jesper Andersen, PhD

Team Lead Software Architect

Enjoys applying results from research in computer science and in particular program analysis and transformation in his daily software development. Previosuly worked on high-volume, high availability payment systems, product configuration systems, as well as fitness-tracking.

Kristian Olesen, PhD

Sen. Software Developer

Software developer with a strong mathematical background and experience in internal tooling and problem solving. In recent years, software development in the pension industry and strengthening foundation in theoretical computer science.

Laurits Lenz Lisbjerg-Jensen

Software Developer

Almost finished BSc in Computer Science, very much interested in learning more about the new generation of smart technologies and how they can be used in creating fully fledged digital platforms. Loves problem solving, has passion for developing digital solutions for the financial sector.

Mikkel Breinbjerg Thomsen

Sen. Software Developer

Professional software developer for 15+ years. Masters degree from University of Copenhagen with a specialization in programming language systems and design. Has previously worked with ERP systems and Health Management systems before joining Deon Digital.

Robin Bachmann

Assistant to Management

Student Business Administration who is working part time at Deon to develop his practical skills and experiences. He is working repeatedly with Deon for over 5 years.

Soraya Bachmann

HR & Office Manager Switzerland

More than 35 years’ experience in Office Management and 21 years self-employed in personal development. Founder/Owner of the brand Masterchange®.

Sven Gahlinger

Intern AI Research & Development

Bachelor Student in AI Software Engineering having a part time internship at Deon Digital to develop his practical skills and experiences by assisting our CTO in the field of AI Research and Development.

Ulrik Rasmussen, PhD

Sen. Software Developer

Professional software developer with prior experience in ERP systems. Academic research background with specialization in programming languages and high-performance stream processing.

Yves Schenk

Finance and Accounting

More than 20 years work experience in finance and accounting and various mandates, acting as CFO. Member of the Board of trustees pension fund. Founder/Owner of the company Schenk Finance & Consulting GmbH, St. Gallen/Switzerland.