DocuWare has announced the appointment of Thomas Gröhl as its new vice president of marketing, effective Jan 1, 2022.

Gröhl will be based in the company's German headquarters and as part of DocuWare's executive leadership team, will be responsible for the company’s brand identity and the execution of the global marketing strategy. He brings more than 20 years of experience in product marketing strategy, branding, positioning and demand generation to his new role and will leverage this expertise to drive customer and revenue growth as DocuWare expands its global footprint. Most recently, Gröhl held the role of senior vice president of marketing for riskmethods in Munich, Germany. Previous positions include global marketing and customer growth strategy roles at LogMeIn, Citrix Systems and Symantec.

"We are excited to have Thomas on board," said Dr. Michael Berger and Max Ertl, presidents, DocuWare Group, in a joint statement. "A leader of this caliber is a valuable addition to our team and his appointment reflects our commitment to finding the right kind of expertise to lead our global growth in the enterprise content management market."

By the close of 2021, DocuWare had approximately 15,000 customers supported by a global network of 800 partners.

"I look forward to being part of these exciting times at DocuWare when digitalization, hybrid work and skilled labor shortages encourage companies to invest in enterprise content management services for automating processes and workflows," Gröhl said.