# Jörg G. Beyer

> Jörg G. Beyer co-founded LeanIX with André Christ in Bonn in 2012 after a career in consulting and IT leadership at DHL. A former co-CEO and executive vice president of international sales, he built commercial teams in Europe and the United States and helped establish the Boston operation. He left LeanIX on October 31, 2019, and has subsequently been identified as a startup advisor and backer of Workpath and Code Intelligence.

- **Role:** Software entrepreneur, former IT executive, startup advisor and angel investor
- **Organizations:** LeanIX (now SAP LeanIX), DHL, Deutsche Post, Andersen Consulting, Workpath, Code Intelligence
- **Known for:** Co-founded LeanIX in 2012., Built sales and lead-generation teams in Europe and the United States., Spearheaded LeanIX’s US headquarters launch and relocated with his family to oversee it.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Worked in consulting, including Andersen Consulting, and in senior IT roles at DHL; later managed a consulting company.
- **2012** — Co-founded LeanIX with André Christ in Bonn in January.
- **2015** — LeanIX announced a €2.2 million Series A from Capnamic Ventures and Iris Capital after self-financing product development.
- **2017** — Served as interim manager of the new Boston office; helped establish the US business.
- **2018** — Began transferring co-CEO responsibilities to André Christ in November.
- **2019** — Departed LeanIX on October 31 after a 12-month transition.
- **2020** — Crunchbase lists board/advisor role start dates of September 4 for Code Intelligence and December for Workpath; ongoing status is not independently confirmed.
- **2021** — Appeared on House of Trusted Advisor episode 97, about selling to corporate customers, on December 15.
- **2022** — Named among Code Intelligence’s backers in its June funding announcement.

## Achievements

- Co-founded LeanIX in 2012.
- Built sales and lead-generation teams in Europe and the United States.
- Spearheaded LeanIX’s US headquarters launch and relocated with his family to oversee it.
- Co-developed the Beyer-Smertnig application assessment model during his CIO career.

## Latest updates

- **2022-06** — Code Intelligence’s funding announcement identified Beyer among its backers.
- **2021-12** — Featured in House of Trusted Advisor episode 97 on corporate sales.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgbeyer/

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