MARKT-PILOT names Stephen Fauth and Dr. Martin Ruth co-CEOs

MARKT-PILOT on June 15, 2026 appointed Stephen Fauth and Dr. Martin Ruth as co-chief executive officers to tighten alignment between product development and go-to-market execution as the industrial software company scales globally. The move comes as manufacturers face rising pricing pressure, volatile supply chains and faster customer demands. Why it matters: - MARKT-PILOT is using a dual-leadership model to push faster product innovation while strengthening the operational backbone needed for global scale. - The structure is meant to help the industrial pricing software company respond more quickly to customer needs in a market shaped by tariffs, supply-chain volatility and margin pressure. - The appointment also signals that MARKT-PILOT wants to keep growth sustainable as it expands across Europe and North America. What happened: - MARKT-PILOT named Stephen Fauth and Dr. Martin Ruth co-chief executive officers on June 15, 2026. - Fauth will lead Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Professional Services and Product Development. - Ruth will lead Finance, People, Business Operations and Legal & Compliance. - The company said the two leaders will share accountability for company performance and strategic direction. The details: - Fauth joined MARKT-PILOT in November 2024 as chief revenue officer. - He previously led global Sales, Marketing, Customer Success and Revenue Operations. - Over the past 1.5 years, Fauth helped grow the customer base to more than 200 industrial manufacturers worldwide. - Fauth also supported the launch of MP ONE™, described as the industry’s first Pricing Performance platform. - Before MARKT-PILOT, Fauth held senior roles at Tacton, FPX, SunGard, Oracle and SAP. - Ruth has been with MARKT-PILOT since 2022 and has served as chief financial officer, chief operating officer and managing director. - Ruth previously worked at Boston Consulting Group, advising industrial and manufacturing companies on strategy and growth initiatives. - Ruth earlier worked at KPMG on financial processes, accounting and compliance. - Ruth holds a doctorate from TU Dortmund University focused on the growth and success factors of startups and scale-ups. - MARKT-PILOT said the dual-CEO structure brings product and go-to-market leadership into tighter alignment. - The company said the model is designed to let it build and deploy for customer needs in weeks rather than quarters. - MARKT-PILOT now serves more than 200 industrial manufacturers worldwide. - The company has expanded across Europe and North America since its founding. - MARKT-PILOT listed leading technology companies such as Netflix, Warby Parker and Salesforce as examples of firms that have used co-CEO structures at growth inflection points. - Social media links were included for MARKT-PILOT’s LinkedIn posts , Instagram account and YouTube channel . Between the lines: - The co-CEO setup appears designed to prevent growth from creating a tradeoff between speed and control. - Fauth brings revenue and product-market execution experience. - Ruth brings finance, operations and compliance depth. - That split suggests MARKT-PILOT wants both faster commercial execution and tighter internal discipline as it grows. - The company is framing pricing performance as a response to a harder aftermarket environment, where assumptions can change quickly and customers want data-backed decisions. What’s next: - MARKT-PILOT will test whether the co-CEO model can sustain faster innovation without weakening operational consistency. - The company is likely to keep focusing on global expansion, customer growth and product development under the new structure. - Success will depend on whether the two leaders can maintain shared accountability while moving quickly in parallel tracks. The bottom line: - MARKT-PILOT is betting that dividing leadership by strengths will help it scale faster without losing the customer focus that fueled its growth.