The founders and management team of 1NCE has decades of practical experience in M2M and IoT. They work together to support other companies and their IoT projects. Not only is the success of 1NCE itself is an important goal of the 1NCE management team, but also the success of the customers. This is how the idea of the simple 1NCE IoT Lifetime Flat was born and is constantly being optimized by the 1NCE management team and employees to achieve maximum performance.
Executive Team
Sven Adler
Sven Adler
is Chief Financial Officer at 1NCE. Sven has over 20 years of international experience working, strengthening top and bottom line performance for Software and Technology companies.
Previously SAP, Ricoh and Piano
Proven Finance and Technology Executive
Diploma in Business Information Technology
Younes Allaki
Younes Allaki
is Chief Technology Officer at 1NCE. Before his position as VP M2M/IoT Service Development at Deutsche Telekom and development of MVNOs such as blau, Simyo or BILDmobile.
Previously Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, Vodafone
Proven MVNO expertise
Diploma eng. Telecommunications
Ivo Rook
Ivo Rook
is Chief Operating Officer at 1NCE and a recognized IoT pioneer with a long experience in the cellular telecommunications market.
Previously Vodafone, T-Mobile US/Sprint
Independent advisor to private equities
M.Sc. in Information Technology
Alexander P. Sator
Alexander P. Sator
is founder and Chief Executive Officer at 1NCE, the first multi-national Tier 1 IoT carrier – a joint venture with Deutsche Telekom AG.
Serial Investor & Entrepreneur
Holds 30 international Patents
Board Member in multinational Companies
Advisory Board
Maximilian Ahrens
Maximilian Ahrens
Maximilian Ahrens has been Managing Director T Digital at Deutsche Telekom since January 2023. Previously, he held the role of CTO and VP Cloud Strategy at T-Systems, the corporate customer division of Deutsche Telekom. As an entrepreneur, he founded and then sold a majority stake in a technology company for cloud infrastructure. Maximilian is also on the Board of Directors of the GAIA-X Association.
Kevin Crull
Kevin Crull
Kevin Crull is a Global InfraTech Fund Partner investing in infrastructure technology at I Squared Capital. Kevin has delivered growth and transformation across several multi-billion-dollar businesses in a variety of industries. Before joining I Squared Capital, Kevin served as Sprint’s chief strategy officer, overseeing corporate strategy and mergers & acquisitions.
Dr. Alfred Gusenbauer
Dr. Alfred Gusenbauer
Dr. Gusenbauer currently serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Strabag AG, a European-based technology group for construction services. Alfred Gusenbauer studied law, philosophy, political science and economics at the University of Vienna, completing his doctorate in 1987.
Bruno Jacobfeuerborn
Bruno Jacobfeuerborn
Bruno Jacobfeuerborn has been Managing Director of DFMG Deutsche Funkturm GmbH since January 2017. He has also been CEO of Comfortcharge GmbH and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of 1NCE GmbH since January 2018. Previously, he was CTO of Deutsche Telekom AG and Managing Director of Technology Telekom Deutschland GmbH.
Dennis Nikles
Dennis Nikles
Dennis Nikles is the Managing Director of Deutsche Telekom IoT GmbH (DT IoT). Since April 2021 he has been responsible for Deutsche Telekom's entire IoT business - from the product and technology to sales and operations. Dennis Nikles brings two decades of experience in the ICT industry and the IoT business.
Daichi Nozaki
Daichi Nozaki
Daichi Nozaki is a Senior Vice President at SoftBank Corp. and has extensive experience in developing new business in foreign markets. He has also been President and CEO of SB Telecom America Corp. Previously, he was President and COO of KDDI Global, LLC.
Zachary Smith
Zachary Smith
Zachary Smith is an Internet Infrastructure executive with over 20 years of experience in cloud, IaaS and datacenter infrastructure verticals. Mr. Smith has served as C-level executive at multiple venture capital and private-equity backed businesses resulting in public sales to Internap (INAP) and Equinix (EQIX). Mr Smith currently serves as the Global Head of Edge Infrastructure at Equinix.
Alf Henryk Wulf
Alf Henryk Wulf
Alf Henryk Wulf is a graduate of the Technical University of Munich (Technische Universität München) and holds an MBA from EM Lyon Business School. Today he is focusing on his multiple supervisory board mandates and his activities as investor and business angel.
Leadership Team
Sarah Winzen
Sarah Winzen
Sarah Winzen is VP Product at 1NCE.
Sarah is part of the Technology team since 2018 when 1NCE started its journey
Passionate for IoT and agile product development
Previously she gained experience in the software and telecommunication industry
Hans-Jörg Johnen
Hans-Jörg Johnen
Hans-Jörg Johnen is Senior Vice President Service Delivery at 1NCE and an experienced Senior Manager in the Telecommunications industry.
Previously Vodafone, TUI
Service Development and Operations for digital services
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering
Nicolas Martinez-Fresno
Nicolas Martinez-Fresno
Nicolas Martinez-Fresno is Senior Vice President for Business Development & Sales for Europe.
Previously Vodafone, Telefónica, Alcatel
Independent advisor to private companies
M.Eng. in Industrial Eng., Exec. MBA
Natalia Olano
Natalia Olano
Natalia Olano is Chief Product Officer Enablers at 1NCE and over her 15-year career in Tech has a proven track record of driving transformational initiatives.
Previously Vodafone
Strategy, Governance and successful Programme delivery including M&A and >1Bn€ investments
MSc. Telecommunications Engineering
Jans Jelinskis
Jans Jelinskis
Jans Jelinskis is Technical Director at 1NCE and MD at 1NCE Latvia, which is the Technical Competence Centre of 1NCE.
Previously Tieto, Lattelecom
Former Researcher and Docent at Riga Technical University
PhD in Telecommunications and MBA in Innovations and Entrepreneurship
Hitoshi Ono
Hitoshi Ono
Hitoshi Ono is a Senior Vice President of Japan / APAC at 1NCE, an experienced IoT executive based in Tokyo, Japan.
Previously at Vodafone, Cisco Jasper, HPE, Panasonic
IoT account management experience to global customers in multiple industry verticals
BS in Biological Sciences from the California Polytechnic State University
Stephan Klink
Stephan Klink
Stephan Klink is SVP Operations at 1NCE and an experienced business leader with a strong background in IoT, Sales, Operations, Commercial and Technology.
Previously Vodafone, T-Mobile US/Sprint
Independent advisor to private equities
M.Sc. in Information Technology
Ingūna Vorobjova
Ingūna Vorobjova
Inguna Vorobjova is VP HR at 1NCE with a good background in global HR, Operations and Tech.
Previously Hypercom, VeriFone and Ingenico Group
Extensive international experience in public global corporations
MBA
Hans Kilian
Hans Kilian
Hans Kilian is Head of Legal at 1NCE.
Attorney-at-law in a large multidisciplinary law firm
Legal Counsel in a multinational pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare company
Studied at Unversities of Tübingen, Dublin and Munich
Arne Assmann
Arne Assmann
Arne is our Chief Strategy Officer, Commercial at 1NCE.
Arne has gained over 10 years of experience in the IoT market
Specialized in overseeing trends and developments in TIMES markets
Prior to his role at 1NCE, Arne was working as an Analyst and Consultant for Statista
Christoph Brunke
Christoph Brunke
Christoph Brunke is Senior Vice President in 1NCE Technology building IoT solutions backed by his profound experience in the IoT and telco market.
Previously in IT consulting at Infosys and Umlaut
Product Development in Deutsche Telekom and Operations E-Plus
Ingo Lindner
Ingo Lindner
Ingo Lindner is SVP Group Finance and Logistics at 1NCE and has many years of international experience in business management.
Entrepreneur as Co-Founder and CFO in the Cleantech sector
Independent advisor to private equities
Founder Champions of the KFW Award
Arthur Lobato
Arthur Lobato
Arthur Sayão Lobato is Vice President for Latin America leading the 1NCE international expansion into the region.
Previously Eseye, Silver Spring Networks, Accenture and PWC
Former Commodities trader in Chicago and São Paulo
MBA from the University of Chicago
Rene Albrecht
Rene Albrecht
René Albrecht is VP South/Eastern Europe at 1NCE. Embedded and artificial intelligence expert with vast experience in the IoT market and a passion for all things connected.
Previously Allnet, Hotelify
Proven IoT Experience
Computer Scientist
Fernando Mendioroz Cotelo
Fernando Mendioroz Cotelo
Fernando Mendioroz is SVP for 1NCE Uruguay and expert in core networks and platforms for mobile telecommunications.
Previously Inswitch, Digicel, Telestax
Former professor and researcher for University ORT Uruguay & Colombia
M.Sc. in Telematics Engineering
Ervins Kampans
Ervins Kampans
Ervins Kampans is VP of Enterprise Architecture at 1NCE and a distinguished IoT technology leader.
Previously LMT/Telia, Huawei, Tele2
25 years of experience in mobile telecommunications, data networks and IT
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and MBA
Stephanie Harper
Stephanie Harper
Stephanie Harper is the VP of North American Sales at 1NCE and an experienced Senior Manager in the Telecommunications industry.
Previously AT&T, Xirgo, Sinch & Arrow
Over 25 years of experience in telecom, software, IoT devices and semiconductors
Bachelor of Science & Business Management degree
Stefan Werner
Stefan Werner
Stefan Werner is Vice President Central & Eastern Europe at 1NCE and held leading positions in the IT industry for more than 25 years
Long lasting Manager with international experiences from start up companies, scale ups and big organisations like SAP and Atos
Degree (Diplom) in “technical Economics” and completed professional training as an electronics technician
Build up and expanding of new sales-, partner- and presales organizations
Jacques Magnuszewski
Jacques Magnuszewski
Jacques Magnuszewski is VP Sales for SouthWest Europe at 1NCE and an experienced Senior Manager in the Telecommunication industry.
Previously Eseye, DMS Consulting, MultiTech
25+ years of international experience across different cultures
MBA Strategic and International Commerce
Gaurav Singh
Gaurav Singh
Gaurav Singh is Vice President Platform & CMP at 1NCE and an experienced Telecommunications & IoT executive.
Previously BICS, Proximus, Alcatel-Lucent, Capgemini
20+ Years of experience in building and managing Telco MVNO & IoT Connectivity Platforms
M.Eng Computer Science, Exec. MBA
Jennifer Haag
Jennifer Haag
Jennifer Haag is the CHRO at 1NCE with experience as a director in all aspects of HR in the Telecommunications, Insurance and Healthcare Industry.
Previously T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon
Strategy, Talent Acquisition & Management, Transformation, Organization Design, Employee Relations, and several successful M&A's.
Bachelor of Science in Phycology, Mini MBA Digital Marketing, Prosci and Hogan Certified