# Tijl Vuyk

> Tijl Vuyk founded Redwood Software in the Netherlands in 1993 after working at Oracle. He led its development into an enterprise automation business and advocated connecting IT and business processes. He was CEO when Redwood announced a €315 million investment from Turn/River Capital in May 2021. Kevin Greene became CEO in January 2022.

- **Role:** Software entrepreneur; founder and former chief executive
- **Organizations:** Redwood Software, Oracle
- **Known for:** Founded and led Redwood Software through decades of enterprise automation development., Led Redwood during its 2012 launch of RunMyJobs., Was CEO when Redwood announced its €315 million Turn/River Capital investment in May 2021.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1993** — Worked at Oracle; Redwood’s retrospective identifies fellow Oracle employees among the founding group.
- **1993** — Founded Redwood Software in the Netherlands.
- **1994** — Redwood launched Express for Unix, its first IT automation product.
- **Late 1990s** — Redwood expanded into the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.
- **2012** — Redwood launched RunMyJobs. Vuyk published an argument for connecting CRM with wider enterprise processes.
- **2013** — Published articles advocating a Chief Automation Officer and discussing automation’s relationship with work.
- **2021-05** — As founder and CEO, announced a €315 million strategic investment from Turn/River Capital.
- **2022-01** — Kevin Greene became CEO of Redwood Software.

## Achievements

- Founded and led Redwood Software through decades of enterprise automation development.
- Led Redwood during its 2012 launch of RunMyJobs.
- Was CEO when Redwood announced its €315 million Turn/River Capital investment in May 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Redwood published a retrospective describing Vuyk’s Oracle background and founding role; it is a company retrospective, not a new role announcement.
- **2024-12** — The company Vuyk founded completed its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus, under CEO Kevin Greene.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tijl-vuyk-752665

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