The Company

Ready for the engineering of tomorrow

EPLAN – efficient engineering.

Eplan provides software and service solutions in the fields of electrical, automation and mechatronic engineering. We develop one of the world’s leading design software solutions for machine and panel builders. Eplan is also the ideal partner to streamline challenging engineering processes. Founded in 1984, we are part of the Friedhelm Loh Group. 

EPLAN – efficient engineering. What this means for you: Increasing quality and time savings and optimizing processes using future-ready engineering solutions. To us, efficient engineering is when a plan becomes Eplan.

Our company profile

Eplan provides software and service solutions in the fields of electrical, automation and mechatronic engineering. The company develops one of the world’s leading design software solutions for machine and panel builders. Eplan is also the ideal partner to streamline challenging engineering processes.

Both standardised as well as customised interfaces to ERP and PLM/PDM systems ensure data consistency along the whole value chain. Working with Eplan means boundless communication across all engineering disciplines. No matter whether small or large enterprises: Customers can apply their expertise more efficiently. Worldwide, Eplan supports 68,000 customers. Eplan wants to grow further with customers and partners and pushes integration and automation in engineering forward. Within the Eplan Partner Network, open interfaces and seamless integrations are realised together with partners. „Efficient engineering“ is the focus.

Eplan was founded in 1984 and is part of the owner-operated Friedhelm Loh Group. The Friedhelm Loh Group operates worldwide with 12 production sites and 95 international subsidiaries. The entire group employs 12,100 people and generated revenues of €3 billion in 2023.

Our corporate principles

  • The capability and cooperation of our staff harnessed to their goal focused motivation is a key asset of our company.
  • We recognise the correlation between skills and knowledge development, motivation and company success. To that end, we encourage and sponsor our staff in training and further education and to share in the overall company success.
  • We view our customers as partners who determine the success of the company:
    • We must satisfy our customers’ wishes and help to solve their problems for they are the guarantors of our future.
    • Our products and services must offer clear benefits to our customers in particular with regard to quality, technical capability, range and availability.
  • We must be quicker and better than the competition and we must prove this to our customers on a daily basis.
  • Our inspiration and creativity result in our competitive advantage. We must, therefore, continually strive to generate ideas and initiatives that can translate into effective implementation.
  • Perfect mastery of our daily business secures our existence and positions us to meet the challenges of the future.
  • Our goal is to develop long term and meaningful relationships on a partnership basis with our suppliers. This requires a strategic outlook based on competitive focused quality, delivery service, price and cooperative problem solving.
  • We focus all of our energies on cost effective designing, developing and delivery of products, system solutions and services in a professional and timely manner.
  • We are aware of our responsibility to the environment and society in which we live. We want, there-fore, to take part in shaping and improving it.
  • We optimise the processes of companies from a wide range of industries with our professional CAD/CAE solutions.

Locations

Eplan is present in more than fifty countries – this is how we guarantee you worldwide access to our software solutions and consulting services.

Eplan management

The members of our management know from their many years of experience that managing a company means accepting responsibility. Accepting it for customers and business partners, the public and for employees. With foresight, they are setting the course for the company’s ongoing development in an exciting and forward-looking market environment.

eplan-sebastian-seitz

Short vita

  • Since August 2018 CEO Eplan and Cideon
  • 2017–2018 COO Eplan and Cideon
  • 2006–2017 Managing Director CIDEON Systems GmbH & Co. KG
  • 2005–2006 Managing Director Meta-1-GmbH (now ASAPIO)

eplan-haluk-menderes

Short vita

  • Since 2011 Managing Director Eplan
  • 2007–2011 Managing Director Sales & Marketing and Global Operations ESI-Group
  • 1988–2006 Managing Director Europe MSC Software Corporation
  • 1988–1999 Managing Director Europe MARC Analysis Research Corporation
  • 1986–1988 Division Manager Design & Analysis IABG

eplan-marco-litto

Short vita

  • Since 2017 Senior Vice President Strategy & Corporate Program at Eplan
  • 2013-2017 Senior Vice President Business Development at Eplan 
  • 2007-2013 Integration of Mind8 into F.L.G.
  • 2000-2007 Founder & CEO of Mind8 GmbH & Co. KG
  • 1995-2000 Research associate at Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW), University of Stuttgart
eplan-thiemo-gruber

Short vita

  • Since 2023 Senior Vice President Solutions & Development Eplan
  • 2021-2023 Vice President Software Solutions Eplan
  • 2020-2021 Vice President Cloud Solutions Eplan
  • 2017-2020 Director Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics Eplan
  • 2016-2017 Senior Software Project Manager QIAGEN
  • 2013-2016 Software Project Manager Capgemini
eplan-dieter-pesch

Short vita

  • Since October 2009 Senior Vice President R&D and Product Management Eplan
  • 2004–2009 Director Key Account Management, Strategic Market Development Eplan
  • 2000–2004 Marketing Director Eplan
  • 1999–2000 Technical Director Harness Software GmbH
eplan-bernd-schewior

Short vita

  • Since March 2010 Senior Vice President Professional Services Global Eplan
  • 2006–2010 Senior Department Manager Professional Services Eplan
  • 1999–2006 Director of Consulting Eplan
  • 1993–1999 Product Consultant Eplan
  • 1989–1993 Support Engineer Eplan
eplan-jan-fleming

Short vita

  • Since January 2023 Vice President Customer Journey Eplan
  • 2021-2022 Vice President Sales & Market Development Eplan
  • 2017-2021 Branch Manager Germany North / East at Eplan
  • 2007-2017 Account Manager Eplan
  • 2003-2007 Product Engineer Eplan
eplan-thomas-weichsel

Short vita

  • Since February 2022 Vice President Software Portfolio Eplan
  • 2021-2022 Director Software Portfolio Eplan
  • 2018-2021 Director Product Management Eplan
  • 2008-2018 Product Manager Eplan
  • 2006-2008 Senior Account Manager Dokument-Management Systeme Novodoc
  • 2001-2006 Product Manager Mechanical CAD Solutions 3D/2D DataSolid GmbH
  • 1991-2001 Product Manager Mechanical CAD Solutions 3D/2D Ziegler Informatics GmbH
eplan-david-haas

Short vita

  • Since 2017 Director Controlling Eplan and Cideon
  • 2009-2017 Controller Friedhelm Loh Group
  • 2006-2009 Working student Friedhelm Loh Group

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