About Us
Empowering enterprises with a unified platform to overcome silos, enabling smarter planning, decision making, and facilitating rapid transformation in a dynamic world.
Our Goal: Leverage a Single Data Platform
In 2015, Martin Kratky and Dr. Hesam Ziaei established Acterys, envisioning a unified data platform that transcends traditional siloed data warehousing, planning, and reporting methods. Identifying the limitations in existing approaches and recognizing the prevalent reporting challenges in conventional planning solutions, they shifted focus. Instead of developing another isolated planning tool, they aimed to integrate solutions into platforms where data is most frequently utilized, such as Excel and PowerBI.
Access the Benefits of the Cloud
Say goodbye to long installation processes and heavy maintenance. Quickly access a pre-configured environment that instantly creates ideal data models, reports, and planning features for you.
Combine Analytics and Planning
Empower your business to run planning, consolidation, and corporate performance processes that are seamlessly integrated with the most advanced visualization and analytics features.
Our Core Values
Our core value framework, contained within the acronym “PLAN,” encapsulates the ethos of Acterys by emphasizing pioneering innovation, a lively environment , absolute integrity, and nurturing ownership. Our core values are our guiding principles for internal processes, decision-making, and strategic planning.
Pioneering Innovation
We encourage a culture that not only welcomes but rewards innovative thinking and pioneering solutions. This is the driving force behind our growth.
Lively Environment
We cultivate an atmosphere that energizes and motivates beyond the typical 9-5 to enhance employee satisfaction and productivity.
Absolute Integrity
We execute our work with the highest possible integrity and stand by the results, upholding ethical standards and transparency in all business practices.
Nurture Ownership
We empower individuals with autonomy and ownership, encouraging them to apply their individual skills and decision-making while taking responsibility for outcomes.
Our Agenda
The PLAN acronym serves as a cornerstone in guiding our values, influencing both strategic choices and everyday actions. Empowerment is key. At Acterys, every team member enjoys the freedom to employ their unique skills and abilities, fostering a sense of ownership and accountability in their work.
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Pioneering Innovation
Lead the charge in innovation within our industry, always pushing the envelope in data analytics and strategic foresight.
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Lively Environment
Strive to be a beacon of inspiration, creating a workplace that buzzes with creativity and dynamism.
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Absolute Integrity
Commit to a foundation of integrity that underpins every decision, ensuring our actions are as commendable as our results.
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Nurture Ownership
Encourage every individual to embrace their role with the dedication and insight of an owner, fully invested in our collective success.
The Acterys Senior Management Team
Our Leadership
Martin Kratky
Group CEO
(Group CEO) After finishing his Master’s Degree in Business Administration at the University of Economics in Vienna, Martin has worked for more than 20 years in the business intelligence space. Martin has been involved in the design of Acterys from the start and serves as the CEO of Acterys and the consulting arm Managility. He is also a renowned expert for Power BI, working with the application since its inception among others on the initial Power BI demo models and 9 showcase solutions. Martin is an avid mountaineer culminating in the successful ascent of Ama Dablam in 2014 and surfer.
Dr. Hesam Ziaei
Chief Technology Officer
Hesam Ziaei is an expert for financial planning and performance management systems with a Master Degree of IT and a PhD in Information Systems from the University of NSW. His expertise includes data integration, design of financial models and data warehouses, planning process as well as data mining and machine learning methods. He has worked in the group for more than 10 years and currently serves as its Chief Technology Officer responsible for all technical aspects. He is the lead architect of the solution and manages the global development teams. In his spare time Hesam enjoys developing electronics solutions based on Arduino. Ask him about his automated lawn sprinkler controlled by Power BI.
Thomas Tucha
Head of Operations (EMEA)
Thomas joined Acterys in 2019 and serves as the Head of EMEA Operations, located in the Acterys Munich headquarter.
He has a degree in Economics by the University of Freiburg and specialized in Operational Transfer Pricing & Tax Technology. He has more than 20 years’ experience implementing data warehouse as well as financial/operational analytics and planning solutions (xP&A).
Mike Zack
Chief Operating Officer
Mike Zack serves as Chief Operating Officer of Acterys. As COO, Mike leads global operations and sales. His leadership drives revenue growth and operational excellence at scale. A seasoned expert in financial services technology, Mike began his career in finance with UBS. Mike transitioned to SaaS at GTreasury where he was responsible for leading Pre-Sales engineering. Most recently, he served as head of sales at Hazeltree, where he successfully drove private equity and hedge fund growth. Mike graduated with a BS in Accounting and Finance from Northern Illinois University and an MBA specializing in strategic management from the University of Notre Dame. He enjoys traveling, exercising, skiing and pickle ball. Fun Fact: He has traveled to over 42 countries and his favorite location was Cambodia.
Boris Kisic
Head of Presales
Boris joined Acterys in 2021 as Head of Presales. He has a Master Degree of IT from University of Zagreb, Croatia. He started off as a full-stack developer and gradually carved his way into data science. During this journey, he has successfully led numerous development projects and BI implementations. Boris is passionate about sports (football, F1) and enjoys playing football in a local league.
Richie Warr
Sales Director APAC
Richie is a seasoned professional who works closely with prospects and customers in the APAC region to show the true xP&A potential they can unlock with Acterys. He is highly focused on streamlining operations and removing the challenges of the modern C-Suite – giving teams the right tools to be more proactive with the business planning, rather than just managing the back office.
Michael Schultz
Head of Consulting
Michael is an experienced CPA CIMA qualified business intelligence finance analyst (FP&A) supporting Finance and Operations with information, budgeting, financial modelling, activity-based costing and automation services. He has deep knowledge and expertise around several Microsoft technologies, such as Power BI, DAX, Power Platform, MS SQL, and many others. Serving as Head of Consulting at Acterys, he works with partners and customers to get them up and running on the solution platform as well as providing his valuable input in driving xP&A transformation.
