# Zoltán Schvarcz

> Zoltán Schvarcz is the founder and Co-CEO of XAPT, the enterprise software company founded in Hungary in 2000. Trained in machine design, he worked in research, engineering, software consulting and sales before building a business that became specialized in Microsoft Dynamics-based systems for equipment dealerships. He received Hungary’s Gyurós Tibor Award as IT Leader of the Year in 2010.

- **Role:** Founder and Co-CEO at XAPT
- **Organizations:** XAPT, Humansoft, IDOM, Budapest University of Technology, Institute for Heat and Systems Engineering, IVSZ
- **Education:** Machine design engineering, Budapest University of Technology, MBA; program in France
- **Known for:** Received the Gyurós Tibor Award as IT Leader of the Year in 2010., Founded XAPT in 2000 and developed its international enterprise software business., Led XAPT during its 2006 Microsoft Dynamics AX partner award recognition.

## Career timeline

- **1981** — Graduated in machine design from the Budapest University of Technology; subsequently worked in research.
- **1994** — Joined Humansoft and developed its Scala business.
- **2000** — Founded XAPT Hungary around Axapta software.
- **2003** — Bought out Humansoft’s stake in XAPT Hungary.
- **2006** — XAPT received Microsoft’s Dynamics AX partner recognition at the Boston partner conference.
- **2007** — XAPT won Kelly Tractor and Fountain Tire projects in North America.
- **2008** — Expanded in North America during the financial crisis.
- **2010** — Received the Gyurós Tibor Award as Hungary’s IT Leader of the Year.
- **2011** — Became chairman of the XAPT group on January 1, according to a 2013 professional biography.
- **2013** — Elected head of IVSZ’s large-company division.
- **2017** — Participated in the Budapest Stock Exchange’s two-year ELITE program; XAPT separated non-equipment-dealer business areas.
- **2025** — In an anniversary interview, said he was no longer involved in daily operations.
- **2026** — Identified as founder and Co-CEO in XAPT’s July announcement appointing Dmitry Ermolov Global Co-CEO.

## Achievements

- Received the Gyurós Tibor Award as IT Leader of the Year in 2010.
- Founded XAPT in 2000 and developed its international enterprise software business.
- Led XAPT during its 2006 Microsoft Dynamics AX partner award recognition.
- Elected to lead IVSZ’s large-company division in 2013.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — XAPT appointed Dmitry Ermolov Global Co-CEO on July 22, alongside founder and Co-CEO Zoltán Schvarcz.
- **2025-02** — Gave a 25th-anniversary interview covering XAPT’s origins, international expansion, cloud transition and future technology.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://hu.linkedin.com/in/zoltan-schvarcz-b573b4

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