Stefan Grotehans

Stefan Grotehans is an accomplished technology sales leader with extensive experience in various management roles across leading organizations. Currently serving as the Director of Solutions Architect Central EMEA at Elastic since August 2020, Stefan has previously held significant positions including Senior Director of Sales Engineering for DACH and Northern Europe at MarkLogic and Director of Sales Business Cloud at CANCOM. With a robust background in developing high-performance sales teams, Stefan has also contributed to the growth of markets at Box and Brainloop AG, in addition to driving revenue at Microsoft and IBM. Stefan's career began as a Presales Manager at SGI after earning a PhD in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.