# Marcin Cichon

> Marcin Cichon is the co-founder and former CEO of Pricefx, an enterprise pricing software company established in Germany in 2011. His earlier career included Coopers & Lybrand/PwC, Ariba and Vendavo. After handing the CEO role to Ronak Sheth in 2022 and transitioning to a board observer and advisory role at the end of 2023, he joined Competera as a strategic advisor, announced in March 2026.

- **Role:** Strategic Advisor at Competera
- **Organizations:** Pricefx, Competera, Vendavo, Ariba, Coopers & Lybrand, PwC
- **Education:** Economics/business studies; described as marketing in his 2022 interview, University of Zurich, Photography studies, as described in his 2022 interview, ETH Zurich
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Pricefx for more than a decade., Pricefx reported over 150 customers and more than 500 employees when the CEO handover was announced in September 2022., Led Pricefx through its 2020 Series C financing.

## Career timeline

- **1994-1999** — Worked on supply-chain systems consulting at Coopers & Lybrand in Switzerland and subsequently PwC in Central Europe.
- **1999-2006** — Built Ariba’s European services business.
- **2006-2010** — General Manager and VP Europe at Vendavo.
- **2011** — Co-founded Pricefx in Germany with Christian Tratz and Martin Wricke.
- **2013** — Pricefx acquired Robert Bosch and MediaMarktSaturn as customers.
- **2019** — Pricefx and Vendavo settled their outstanding worldwide litigation.
- **2020** — Pricefx announced a $65 million Series C, bringing its stated total funding to $130 million.
- **2022-09** — Ronak Sheth became CEO; Cichon continued as founder and co-CEO during the transition.
- **2023-11** — Pricefx announced retirement from executive duties at year end and continuation as board observer and advisor.
- **2026-03** — Competera announced Cichon as Strategic Advisor on March 11.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Pricefx for more than a decade.
- Pricefx reported over 150 customers and more than 500 employees when the CEO handover was announced in September 2022.
- Led Pricefx through its 2020 Series C financing.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Competera announced his appointment as Strategic Advisor on March 11, 2026.
- **2023-11** — Pricefx announced that he would retire from executive duties at the end of 2023 and continue as board observer and advisor.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcin-cichon-3846241

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