Andreas Widmer is a member of OTF Group's Board of Directors.

Experience

Andreas has over a decade of experience working with multi-national corporations in a wide range of industries in Europe, Asia and Latin America, including Sony, Fujitsu, Ericsson, Allianz Insurance and British Telecom. He has focused his career on establishing an international presence for high-tech companies and bringing new, innovative products to market. Andreas has also served as OTF Group's President and CEO.

Prior to joining the OTF Group, Andreas was Vice President of International Sales at Eprise Corporation where he helped in a successful repositioning and sale of the company to Divine, Inc. He was Vice President at Dragon Systems, a leading innovator in speech recognition technology, where he introduced Dragon Naturally Speaking™ into Europe, Latin America and Asia. It was a highly successful product launch, winning over 60 international awards. At FTP Software, the market leader for TCP/IP for the desktop, Andreas was a Vice President responsible for establishing and managing FTP’s European operations.

Education

• Merrimack College in North Andover, M.A., International Business
• Bénédict-Schule Luzern, Switzerland, Business Administration
• Kaufmaennische Berufschule Luzern, Switzerland, Sales Management
• Swiss Army School (Corporal, non-commissioned officer)