Summary
Norbert Wessel is the founder and owner of metasfresh, driving open-source ERP innovation from Bonn with over a decade of hands-on experience in digital business solutions. He has led metasfresh since 2004, combining cloud-native architectures, multitenancy and REST API interoperability to deliver flexible, scalable ERP implementations validated by Fraunhofer IML. A longtime advocate of Open Source, he emphasizes collective benefit from continuous updates, transparent TCO, and vendor independence—practical advantages he translates into ready-to-deploy, quality-assured systems. Previously he chaired the ADempiere e.V. association, reflecting deep engagement in community-driven ERP ecosystems. Known for marrying technical rigor with business process understanding, he helps organizations achieve digital sovereignty while keeping customization and long-term control of source code.
10 years of coding experience