Managing Director Globalpark UK Ltd.
Alex Wilke
Alex Wilke has over 12 years of market research experience and for the past 7 years he mainly focused on online research. He previously headed up Infocorp Ltd’s online department, where he project managed and implemented well over 300 online projects.
Whether it’s employee, business to business or consumer research, Alex uses his experience in the implementation of online research to advise businesses on best practices and how to maximize returns and efficiency. Alex also helped setting up one of the first Market Research panels in the UK and has consulted many of the UK’s leading HR agencies on online employee research.
Frank Michael
Frank Michael has been Globalpark’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since July 2010 and since November 2011 he is appointed Managing Director of Globalpark. For several years prior to that he was the CEO of the technology firm WP-Experts, which develops Web-based enterprise software.
After an apprenticeship in banking, Frank gained a degree in Business Studies at the University of Cologne. He has experience in operations, finance and consulting, and has been working in these areas since 1992.
From February 2004, Frank managed the corporate planning department of a large German insurance company. Before that, he worked for four years at the CFO of a German IT systems house with a turnover of €30million.
Oliver Trabert
Oliver Trabert, Globalpark’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), has been responsible for software development, sales and support since July 2010. He was previously founder and CTO of WP-Experts and was responsible for the development of enterprise portal solutions focusing on Rich Internet Applications (RIA) and Rapid Application Development (RAD). WP-Experts has developed or contributed to the design of individual portals for over 40 customers since 2003.
Oliver gained a Master of Science degree at the Rheinisch Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Bonn, Germany. He has been working in software consulting since 1988, in particular collaborative application systems. From January 2000, he was CTO at CONET USA, where he successfully managed the development of Web content management systems and built the North American services group. Before that, he worked for two years as the area manager for a large German IT firm, where he built a team of 45 developers and consultants.
Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of Globalpark