Stefan Ott is the CEO of Confinity Solutions, a company he founded in 2016 to acquire a low-latency messaging software from IBM Corp. He began his career at Deutsche Börse, serving as Head of Marketing for Information Systems, before joining Reuters (later Thomson Reuters) in various roles in Frankfurt and London, ultimately becoming Global Head of Common Platform for Content Management.

In 2010, Stefan joined IBM Software Group, where he was responsible for worldwIde sales and business development of the Financial Markets software suite an experience that led to the buyout of IBM’s low-latency messaging mIddleware. For over five years, he has been serving Financial Markets clients globally and is now expanding the reach of his technology into other industries, including Automotive and Telecommunications.