Executive Board

Executive Board

Raphael Erb

Chief Executive Officer, with SoftwareOne since 1999

Raphael Erb is Chief Executive Officer of SoftwareOne since November 2024.

During his 25+ years at SoftwareOne, Raphael has held several leadership roles. Most recently, he was named Chief Revenue Officer and member of the Executive Board as of 1 July 2024, and President Asia Pacific since 2019. Before these roles, he was Head of the Services business in the German-speaking markets and country lead for Switzerland and Singapore, having joined the company as an inside sales team leader in 1999.

Raphael is a Swiss citizen and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from PHW Zurich.

Julia Braun

Chief Human Resources Officer, with SoftwareOne since 2022

Julia Braun is Chief Human Resources Officer of SoftwareOne since November 2022.

Over the last 20 years, she held various global HR leadership positions in Switzerland and Austria. She served as Director, People & Culture and member of the Management Board at ISS Switzerland, an organization with over 12,000 employees. Before then, she was Chief Human Resources Officer at Conzzeta, a Swiss Industrial Holding listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange. She also spent over ten years at Tupperware Brands where she held various executive human resources roles.

Julia is an Austrian citizen and obtained a MAS/MSc in Human Resources & Organizational Development from PEF University Vienna as well as an Executive MBA from the Business School of Lausanne.

Rodolfo J. Savitzky

Chief Financial Officer, with SoftwareOne since 2022

Rodolfo J. Savitzky is Chief Financial Officer of SoftwareOne since January 2022.

Over the last 35 years, he held various finance leadership positions at P&G, Novartis and Lonza in Europe and Latin America. During 2016-2021, he served as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Group Executive Committee of Lonza, where he played a key role in the company’s transformation into a pure-play pharma services company.
Currently, he is also Member of the Board of Directors of EUROAPI S.A.

Rodolfo J. Savitzky is a dual Mexican and Swiss citizen and holds a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Monterrey Institute of Technology in Mexico and an MBA in Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Oliver Berchtold

President Software and Cloud, with SoftwareOne since 2004

Oliver Berchtold is President Software and Cloud since December 2024, having joined SoftwareOne in August 2004.

During his 20+ years at SoftwareOne, Oliver has played a pivotal role in building the company and transforming it into a global leader in IT services and solutions, with a proven track record for scaling global business strategies and integrating complex acquisitions. With international experience in several countries, he has held various leadership positions. In his most recent dual role as Transition and Transformation Leader as well as Regional Services Lead for the DACH region, he led the team to achieve double-digit growth and innovation in service models.

Oliver is a Swiss citizen. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, completed in PHW Zurich and Ottawa University, Kansas.