Hacon
Klaas Eggert's work experience includes various roles at Hacon, where they started in 2012. Klaas served as the Head of Product Management from June 2023, and previously held positions such as Head of Software Development TPS, Product & Solution Security Officer, and Technical Project Manager Software Development TPS. Prior to joining Hacon, Eggert worked as a Software Engineer at the company from March 2012 to June 2014. Before that, they worked as a Research Associate at Leibniz Universität Hannover from December 2006 to January 2012, and as a Research Assistant at Technische Universität Braunschweig for a brief period in October and November 2006.
Klaas Eggert has a Diplom degree in Mathematics from Technische Universität Braunschweig, and a Doktor rer. nat. degree from Leibniz Universität Hannover.
Hacon
Hacon, headquartered in Hanover/Germany, is a leading provider of software solutions for transport operators and passengers. With the aim of making tomorrow's mobility more sustainable, more convenient and accessible to everyone, the company, which was founded in 1984 and has nearly 500 highly qualified employees, is constantly developing its product portfolio. The focus is on Mobility as a Service solutions, travel information and ticketing, operator business products, and timetable design and scheduling. Each day, Hacon´s apps and web-based solutions receive over 100 million requests from passengers who rely on HAFAS to empower their mobility choices; the software is considered the highest industry standard for trip planning throughout the world. Hacon´s mobile ticketing solutions can be incorporated to create an efficient and simple user experience for passengers, while the backend fleet management solutions add a new dimension of efficiency for both small and large operators. Since 2017, Hacon has been part of Siemens Mobility, where it forms the Software business unit with the companies eos.uptrade, Bytemark, Padam Mobility and Sqills.