Executive Board
Executive Board
Raphael Erb
Co-Chief Executive Officer, with SoftwareOne since 1999
Raphael Erb is Co-CEO of SoftwareOne since July 2025. Raphael oversees activities in the regions as well as Services and Marketplace, with all Regional Presidents reporting to him directly.
During his 25+ years at SoftwareOne, Raphael has held several leadership roles. Since November 2024, he has been Chief Executive Officer of SoftwareOne, and prior to that, he was named Chief Revenue Officer and member of the Executive Board as of 1 July 2024, and President Asia Pacific since 2019. Before these roles, he was Head of the Services business in the German-speaking markets and country lead for Switzerland and Singapore, having joined the company as an inside sales team leader in 1999.
Raphael is a Swiss citizen and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from PHW Zurich.
Melissa Mulholland
Co-Chief Executive Officer, with SoftwareOne since 2025
Melissa Mulholland is Co-CEO of SoftwareOne since July 2025. Melissa leads strategy, customer platforms, GTM enablement, vendor alliances and global functions including people & culture, finance, marketing, communications, M&A, legal, and IT.
Prior to that, Melissa was CEO of Crayon since March 2021, after joining Crayon in September 2020 as Chief Services & Solutions Officer, responsible for leading the global strategy to drive long-term customer success and innovation in the cloud. An acknowledged global expert in digital transformation, Melissa joined Crayon after a distinguished 12-year career at Microsoft where she led the global strategy and business development on how companies can be profitable in the cloud with an additional focus on talent development. Before Microsoft, Melissa worked at Intel Corporation as a Finance Manager.
Melissa is a US citizen and holds an MA in Business Administration and Strategic Management from Regis University in Colorado.
Julia Braun
Chief Human Resources Officer, with SoftwareOne since 2022
Julia Braun is Chief Human Resources Officer of SoftwareOne since November 2022.
Over the last 20 years, she held various global HR leadership positions in Switzerland and Austria. She served as Director, People & Culture and member of the Management Board at ISS Switzerland, an organization with over 12,000 employees. Before then, she was Chief Human Resources Officer at Conzzeta, a Swiss Industrial Holding listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange. She also spent over ten years at Tupperware Brands where she held various executive human resources roles.
Julia is an Austrian citizen and obtained a MAS/MSc in Human Resources & Organizational Development from PEF University Vienna as well as an Executive MBA from the Business School of Lausanne.
Hanspeter Schraner
Chief Financial Officer, with SoftwareOne since 2025
Hanspeter Schraner is Chief Financial Officer of SoftwareOne since June 2025.
Over the last 20+ years, he has held various senior financial leadership roles, with proven expertise in financial management and transformation, leadership and M&A across a range of industries.
Most recently, he served as Group Chief Financial Officer at Heritage B Group, a privately held industrial group. Prior to that, he held Group CFO positions at Bucherer Holding, Mövenpick Holding and Carlo Gavazzi Holding, as well as senior financial roles at Forbo International and Sarna Holding.
Hanspeter Schraner is a Swiss national, Swiss-certified public accountant and holds a Master’s degree in business administration with a focus on international management from the University of St. Gallen (HSG).
Oliver Berchtold
Chief Operating Officer, with SoftwareOne since 2004
Oliver Berchtold is Chief Operating Officer since July 2025, having joined SoftwareOne in August 2004.
During his 20+ years at SoftwareOne, Oliver has played a pivotal role in building the company and transforming it into a global leader in IT services and solutions, with a proven track record for scaling global business strategies and integrating complex acquisitions. With international experience in several countries, he has held various leadership positions. In his most recent roles as President Software and Cloud, and previously dual role as Transition and Transformation Leader as well as Regional Services Lead for the DACH region, he led the team to achieve double-digit growth and innovation in service models.
Oliver is a Swiss citizen. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, completed in PHW Zurich and Ottawa University, Kansas.