Stefan Ropers

Stefan Ropers serves as the Group Chief Executive Officer at Papirfly, a European leader in Digital Asset Management and On-brand Content Creation. Prior to this role, Stefan founded and managed element 42, focusing on Business Technology Go-to-Market transformation. Stefan has held various leadership positions, including CEO at Market Logic Software, where the emphasis was on becoming insights-driven, and President of Strategic Growth at Amadeus, overseeing expansion in travel technology. Previous experience includes key roles at Adobe and Microsoft, where responsibilities encompassed driving significant business growth across Central & Eastern Europe. Early career stages involved consulting at McKinsey & Company and co-founding trivum technologies GmbH. Educational background includes an MBA from Duke University and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from Technische Universität Darmstadt.