Management team

Michael Kowalzik joined tyntec in 2003.  His previous experience was in management consulting with a broad background in the financial and telecommunications industry.

Prior to joining tyntec, Michael was a Director within the Bertelsmann CIO team, leading international strategic projects in the IT and wireless connectivity areas.  Here he played a major role as an investment manager and technical advisor for the venture capital company. Prior to this, he was investment manager and interim CEO of internal start-ups at Apollis AG, a venture capitalist firm owned by McKinsey & Company. Before this he had several years of extensive experience in management and implementation consulting at Accenture.

He holds a masters degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Bremen in Germany and has received his MBA from INSEAD, France in 2000.

Thorsten Trapp co-founded tyntec in 2002 together with Dr. Ralph Eric Kunz and developed the company's Mobile Messaging platform architecture. He is also responsible for tyntec's technical innovations and intellectual property.

A communications and software expert, Mr. Trapp founded his own IT services company in 1995. He then expanded his experience in the development and hosting of scalable internet server platforms to the conception and implementation of infrastructure for mobile data transport. 

Thorsten studied computer science and biology at the Technical University of Dortmund.

Nicola Wolfram joined tyntec in November 2008. She brings extensive experience in corporate branding, marketing and communications management as well as knowledge in, HR management and organizational development.

Prior to joining tyntec, Nicola was a member of the management team of AOL Germany within the AOL Time Warner Group, responsible for corporate communications, Public Policy, HR and organizational development.  Previously, she was director for corporate communications of AXA Konzern AG, Warner Bros. and also a senior consultant in various communications consultancies with an international scope.

She graduated in communications science, economics and psychology at Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich in Germany.  

Jochen Dose is the Vice President Finance of tyntec, having joined the company in 2011. Jochen is responsible for overseeing all of the financial planning, processes, reporting and strategy at tyntec as it grows into a large global enterprise.

Prior to joining tyntec Jochen held a number of senior finance roles in the retail and finance sectors. He was previously Head of Finance for Primondo GmbH, a sub-group of Arcandor AG and the holding company for the mail-order giant Quelle and Home Shopping Europe. Jochen also acted as Head of Treasury at Home Shopping Europe and Head of Finance at HOT Networks. Prior to this he was a director at IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG and held several positions at different branches in Germany and Luxembourg. 

Jochen studied Business Administration in Kiel and Regensburg, he holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Regensburg.