Founder of Smaato Holding AG, Smaato, Inc., International Product Trading GmbH and DTP Partner GmbH, Ragnar Kruse is an entrepreneur and businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies and occupies the position of Chief Executive Officer of Product Factory Gmbh, Chief Executive Officer at Ai Invest Hamburg GmbH and Chief Executive Officer at Ai Hamburg GmbH. Mr. Kruse is also on the board of Enapter AG.

In his past career Mr. Kruse held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer at International Product Trading GmbH, Principal at Deutsche Telekom AG, Principal at eCharge Corp., Principal at DTP Partner GmbH, Chief Executive Officer of Smaato Holding AG, Chief Executive Officer of Smaato, Inc., Principal at Xtramind Technologies GmbH and Vice President-Sales & Marketing at Intershop Communications, Inc.

He received a graduate degree from the University of Hamburg and a graduate degree from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.