Roland Haidl is an experienced director in the technology sector, currently serving as Director at SUSE since February 2019 and holding a dual role as Director of Engineering Services at SUSE (Microfocus Group) since November 2014. Previously, Roland held several director-level positions at Attachmate Group and Novell, focusing on operations, communities, and Linux platform engineering from 2001 to 2014. Roland's career began as a Scientific Assistant at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf and included a role as Associate at C.E.M. conseillers. Roland holds degrees from The University of Freiburg and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, with educational experience at the University of Düsseldorf.