Blacklane co-founder Frank Steuer has handed over responsibility for its engineering team to Henning Groß who has been named as the firm’s new chief technology officer.
The global chauffeur provider has a large technology team based in Berlin and Barcelona comprising more than one third of its 350-strong workforce. It is hiring in both locations.
Following his promotion, Groß will oversees development of Blacklane’s product, technical innovation, resilience and security to support guests, chauffeurs, corporate travel managers and travel agents.
His responsibilities include the firm’s booking platform, guest and chauffeur apps, and customer service technology.
Chief executive and co-founder Jens Wohltorf said: “Blacklane has surpassed pre-pandemic monthly revenue and we forecast strong growth this year.
“Henning has the technical expertise to scale our systems to the next level and the people skills to grow and develop our crew.”
Steuer will remain as a shareholder and…