Martina and Thomas (left) with Rosemarie and Anton Schwarz
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After more than 30 years, the founder and CEO of the international CAD/CAM and ERP software company, CAD+T Consulting, Anton Schwarz, is stepping down as CEO. The move, which will take effect from this autumn, will see the current CTO, Thomas Schwarz, and international sales director, Martina Schwarz, reprise the role and continue to carry the business forward.
Anton founded CAD+T in 1990, and in the same year launched the company’s first AutoCAD-based design software. Success followed, and a year later the company opened its first subsidiary in Germany, growing its bespoke software and consultancy offering to the furniture design and manufacturing industry. Within 10 years, the company had over 1000 clients worldwide, and as his workforce grew, Anton welcomed his son, Thomas, and later his daughter, Martina, into the business.
Today, the company has subsidiaries across the world, including in the UK, UAE, East Asia and Australia, and employs over 80 members of staff. It is renowned for supplying complete software solutions to the furniture industry, and offers over 60 software applications based on AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor for batch-size-one production and serial production.
Martina says: “My father had a vision – to become a leading bespoke software provider for the furniture design market. He has achieved this and so much more. Now, with the industry entering a new generation of developments, and cloud-based solutions leading, it seems like a fitting time for him to pass the baton onto the next generation of the Schwarz family.
“My brother and I share my father’s vision. We want to continue to create innovative software solutions to the global furniture design and manufacturing industry, with the family ethos still very much at the heart of our business.
“After all, companies consist of people. The quality of our technology, product offering and service depends on the people behind it. We want to offer our customers continuous added value, and that all stems from the enthusiasm and dedication of our staff. We intend to continue on this path and work with our customers to embrace technology and the power of digitalisation, and reap the benefits it has to offer.”
