Celonis is a German-American enterprise software company that pioneered process mining and process intelligence, analyzing data from a company's IT systems to map, monitor, and optimize end-to-end business processes. Its platform builds a real-time digital twin of operations that helps large enterprises cut costs, improve efficiency, and ground AI in real operational context. Founded in Munich in 2011, it is one of Europe's most valuable private software companies.
Co-founded Celonis in 2011 with fellow Technical University of Munich students and serves as co-CEO, driving the company's global expansion and its push into enterprise AI. He owns roughly a 15% stake and is a self-made billionaire and a leading face of Germany's startup scene.
Bastian Nominacher
Co-founder & Co-CEO
Co-founder and co-CEO of Celonis, overseeing the company's finance, operations, and go-to-market functions. He met his co-founders while studying at the Technical University of Munich and helped grow the firm into a global process-intelligence leader.
Martin Klenk
Co-founder & CTO
Co-founder and CTO of Celonis, he leads product and engineering and architected the company's core process-mining technology. He co-founded Celonis after graduating from the Technical University of Munich in 2011.
Key leaders
CT
Carsten Thoma
President
President of Celonis, responsible for corporate strategy, marketing, ecosystem, culture, and Celonis Labs innovation; former SAP Hybris co‑founder and president.
VC
Vanessa Candela
Chief Legal & Trust Officer
Chief Legal and Trust Officer at Celonis, leading global legal, compliance, and trust functions; previously Chief Legal Officer at SAP.
WV
Wil van der Aalst
Chief Scientist
Chief Scientist at Celonis, overseeing scientific direction in process mining and process intelligence; renowned process mining researcher and author of the Process Mining Manifesto.
BF
Benoit Fouilland
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer at Celonis, leading global finance and supporting the company’s next phase of growth; previously CFO at Criteo and other technology companies.
AK
Ashling Kearns
Global GTM Chief Operating Officer
Global GTM Chief Operating Officer at Celonis, responsible for worldwide go‑to‑market operations; formerly SVP Marketing at Celonis and CMO EMEA at Salesforce.
VS
Vaishnavi Sashikanth
Chief Engineering Officer
Chief Engineering Officer at Celonis, leading engineering and product innovation; formerly VP of Engineering at YouTube.