Klaus R. Schleicher
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Klaus R. Schleicher, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Wilde, is responsible for the strategic direction of Wilde information systems, regulatory compliance and technology infrastructure. Prior to joining Wilde in March 2009, Klaus was the General Manager Digital Printing (GM) at Presstek Inc., a US manufacturer of digital printing, computer-to-plate and print media solutions, where he drove the Digital Printing Business unit's growth and expansion. He joined Presstek in July of 2006 as the Director of International Business Development growing Presstek's international business expansion in Europe, Asia-Pacific and South America.
Prior to joining Presstek, Klaus was the Vice President of Technical Sales and Engineering for CONSUL Risk Management B.V. (IBM), a Dutch software firm recognized by Forrester Research as a leader in Security Information Management, where he was responsible for strategic business and product development including Sales, Marketing and customer support operations. During his tenure at CONSUL risk management, he was nationally recognized as an information security thought leader and advisor for Fortune 500 companies. Consul was sold in 2006 to IBM Corporation with positive outcome for investors, founders and employees.
Previously, Klaus was the Director of Product Management at Lernout & Hauspie (acquired by Nuance), a worldwide developer of speech, language and artificial intelligence solutions. He conceptualized and created the first voice enabled intelligent user interface defining new markets and applications for existing and future technologies.
Klaus holds a Masters Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Technical University of Giessen in Germany.