Christoph Bergs

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DISC Type : C

Head of IT at AIXTRON SE

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Overview

Christoph Bergs is the Head of IT at AIXTRON SE, bringing a strong background in IT transformation and enterprise architecture from the pharma and consulting industries. As a Doctor of Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, he has deep expertise in technology-driven projects, data analytics, and leading cross-functional teams.

He is passionate about bridging the gap between business and technology to foster innovation. Christoph actively stays current with the latest technological advancements, such as attending the Microsoft AI Tour to explore Enterprise AI strategies and Azure innovations, ensuring he remains a forward-thinking technology architect.

Unique fact: During his PhD, his research interests included the automation, modeling, and simulation of dynamic systems for industrial applications.

Personality Overview

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ROI Driven

Information Seeker

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Topics They Care About

Holistic Data Strategy
He presented on "Holistic Data Strategy as Key Enabler for Sustainable Digitalization" at the CDO Aachen conference in 2022.
IT Transformation
His career is focused on driving strategic IT transformation activities related to operating models, data analytics, and business applications.
Enterprise AI
He shows a keen interest in staying up-to-date on enterprise AI strategy and AI-empowered innovations for business applications.

Media Appearances

Christoph has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Head of IT at AIXTRON SE
11-2023 - 4-2025
IT Strategy & Governance Director | Enterprise Architect at Die Grünenthal Gruppe
1-2023 - 10-2023
Head of Financial Reporting & Analytics at Die Grünenthal Gruppe
4-2021 - 12-2022
Senior Manager Digital Transformation at Die Grünenthal Gruppe
11-2019 - 4-2021
Technology Strategy Consultant at Accenture

Education

2016 - 2020
Dr.-Ing. from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
2015 - 2016
Master of Science (M.Sc.) from Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

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Insights For Selling To Christoph

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing

DONT's

  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christoph is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christoph

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christoph move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Christoph take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Christoph

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