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Our Leadership
Franz leads Everest’s overall technology strategy, driving the architecture and product vision behind Everest’s AI-native ERP platform. He plays a hands-on role in shaping how core system functions like multi-book accounting, real-time automation, and AI workflows are delivered with both speed and scalability. His belief in the power of integrated, intelligent systems is central to Everest’s approach, that AI shouldn’t be bolted on, but woven directly into the fabric of ERP.
Franz brings over 30 years of enterprise software leadership to the company. As Executive Vice President of Technology at SAP, he was the original architect and development lead of SAP HANA, the industry’s most advanced in-memory database. He also served as Head of SAP HANA Development, managing large global teams across Germany, India, and China. His work laid the foundation for modern real-time enterprise platforms used by thousands of global organizations.
Franz brings over 30 years of enterprise software leadership to the company. As Executive Vice President of Technology at SAP, he was the original architect and development lead of SAP HANA, the industry’s most advanced in-memory database. He also served as Head of SAP HANA Development, managing large global teams across Germany, India, and China. His work laid the foundation for modern real-time enterprise platforms used by thousands of global organizations.
Sandeep leads Everest’s product and go-to-market strategy, ensuring the platform delivers real business impact for finance and operations teams. He focuses on creating tools that empower users — not developers, including Everest’s Live Sandbox, no-code AI agents, and modular deployment model. His vision centers on transforming ERP from a rigid backend system into a dynamic driver of insight, agility, and strategic decision-making.
Before co-founding Everest, Sandeep was VP of Product at Veeva Systems, where he led the Quality & Manufacturing Applications Suite — a core pillar of the company’s life sciences offering. He previously held product leadership roles at NextLabs and started his career at Deloitte. With a background spanning ERP, SaaS product development, and customer success, Sandeep brings a rare blend of technical fluency and market insight to Everest’s mission.
Before co-founding Everest, Sandeep was VP of Product at Veeva Systems, where he led the Quality & Manufacturing Applications Suite — a core pillar of the company’s life sciences offering. He previously held product leadership roles at NextLabs and started his career at Deloitte. With a background spanning ERP, SaaS product development, and customer success, Sandeep brings a rare blend of technical fluency and market insight to Everest’s mission.
Joachim oversees engineering at Everest, where he is responsible for building a secure, extensible platform that can support the speed, complexity, and compliance demands of modern SaaS businesses. From system architecture and infrastructure to workflow logic and dev tools, Joachim ensures Everest is engineered for resilience, adaptability, and performance at scale.
He brings more than two decades of ERP engineering experience to the role. At SAP, Joachim served as Chief Development Architect for SAP Business ByDesign and SAP Data Hub, where he led architecture for large-scale ERP and data integration platforms. He has deep expertise in multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure, metadata-driven design, and building configurable systems that balance complexity with usability. His work at Everest reflects a long-standing commitment to simplifying enterprise software without compromising capability.
He brings more than two decades of ERP engineering experience to the role. At SAP, Joachim served as Chief Development Architect for SAP Business ByDesign and SAP Data Hub, where he led architecture for large-scale ERP and data integration platforms. He has deep expertise in multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure, metadata-driven design, and building configurable systems that balance complexity with usability. His work at Everest reflects a long-standing commitment to simplifying enterprise software without compromising capability.
