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Business engineer. Entrepreneur. Lecturer.

Business leadership, IT management and information systems — combined with university teaching and research.

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Professional profile

Since 1998, I have held leadership and consulting roles at the intersection of organisations and information technology. My focus is on translating business requirements into workable processes and information systems. I combine commercial responsibility with IT management and support for technological change.

In university teaching, I cover information systems and business process management and design teaching modules. My research examines the conditions under which small enterprises can develop their processes. My dissertation explores this question in independent community pharmacies, combining empirical findings with a BPM maturity model.

Professional experience

Since 2026

Chief Information Officer (CIO) · APG Europe Group

Strategic alignment of information technology with the goals and requirements of the group.

Since 2026

Country Manager Germany · PHACOTEC Produkt-Service GmbH

Operational responsibility for the business in Germany and the development of business processes.

Since 2024

Managing Director · pharmaconnect Consulting GmbH

Business leadership, business development, and the planning and management of consulting projects.

Since 2012

Managing Director and Shareholder · augite Kapitalbeteiligungs- und Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt)

Business leadership, management consulting and support for start-ups.

Since 2010

Managing Director and Shareholder · phexnet UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Business and people management, project development, and management and IT consulting.

Previous leadership and consulting roles

1998 – 2026

Managing Director and Shareholder

Business and people management, including vocational training, internal and external project management and development, and business process improvement.

2015 – 2017

Head of IT / CIO and Shareholder

Strategic IT leadership, business process improvement and project management.

2010 – 2011

Head of IT / CIO

Strategic IT leadership, project management, and the design of e-commerce and e-business platforms.

2007 – 2011

Senior Consultant

Project management and technical consulting.

2006 – 2010

Managing Director / CTO

Business and people management, operational IT leadership, planning and delivery of complex ICT solutions, IT consulting and support for start-ups.

Education & qualifications

Computer science and information systems

M.Sc. Information Systems
M.Sc. Practical Computer Science
B.Sc. Information Systems

Business and law

MBA Business Administration
Certified Business Administrator (IHK)
Business Law (LL.M.) · studies in progress
General Management (university certificate)

All qualifications & certifications (in German)

University teaching experience

Since 2015

Lecturer · Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg

Business Engineering, fundamentals of information systems and information management

2013 – 2017

Lecturer · FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management

IT fundamentals, interdisciplinary information systems, e-business and enterprise applications

2013 – 2015

Lecturer · Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg

Information systems, practical coursework and software testing

2004 – 2005

Lecturer · Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

Programming languages and database systems

Author information

Four versions are available in German and English — a short biography, an extended profile, an academic biography and a version for event programmes. Expand a version to read and copy it.

Short biography

English

Felix Reher is a lecturer in information systems. He holds master’s degrees in information systems, practical computer science and business administration. His research interests include business process management and requirements engineering in small and medium-sized enterprises. His dissertation examines business process management in independent community pharmacies. His oral examination for the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Middlesex University, London, resulted in “Pass with minor revisions”; revisions and formal conferment remain pending.

German

Felix Reher ist Hochschuldozent für Wirtschaftsinformatik. Er verfügt über Masterabschlüsse in Wirtschaftsinformatik, Praktischer Informatik und Betriebswirtschaft. Seine Forschungsinteressen umfassen Geschäftsprozessmanagement und Requirements Engineering in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen. Seine Dissertation untersucht Prozessmanagement in inhabergeführten Apotheken. Seine mündliche Promotionsprüfung zum Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) an der Middlesex University, London, wurde mit „Pass with minor revisions“ bewertet; Überarbeitungen und Gradverleihung stehen noch aus.

Extended biography

English

Felix Reher is a lecturer in information systems and IT management and Chief Information Officer of the APG Europe Group. He holds M.Sc. degrees in information systems and practical computer science from FernUniversität in Hagen and an MBA from FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management in Hamburg. His teaching and research interests include business process management, requirements engineering and enterprise information systems. He focuses on the interplay between requirements, processes and information technology in small and medium-sized enterprises. His dissertation examines business process management in independent community pharmacies and develops a BPM maturity model tailored to this setting. He combines academic work with extensive entrepreneurial experience. His oral examination for the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Middlesex University, London, resulted in “Pass with minor revisions”; revisions and formal conferment remain pending.

German

Felix Reher ist Hochschuldozent für Wirtschaftsinformatik und IT-Management sowie Chief Information Officer der APG Europe Gruppe. Er verfügt über einen M.Sc. in Wirtschaftsinformatik und einen M.Sc. in Praktischer Informatik der FernUniversität in Hagen sowie einen MBA der FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management in Hamburg. Seine Lehr- und Forschungsinteressen umfassen Geschäftsprozessmanagement, Requirements Engineering und betriebliche Informationssysteme. Ein Schwerpunkt ist das Zusammenspiel von Anforderungen, Prozessen und Informationstechnologie in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen. Seine Dissertation untersucht Prozessmanagement in inhabergeführten Apotheken und entwickelt ein darauf zugeschnittenes BPM-Reifegradmodell. Dabei verbindet er wissenschaftliche Arbeit mit langjähriger unternehmerischer Praxis. Seine mündliche Promotionsprüfung zum Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) an der Middlesex University, London, wurde mit „Pass with minor revisions“ bewertet; Überarbeitungen und Gradverleihung stehen noch aus.

Academic biography for papers

English

Felix Reher holds M.Sc. degrees in information systems and practical computer science from FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany, and an MBA from FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management in Hamburg, Germany. His oral examination for the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Middlesex University, London, resulted in “Pass with minor revisions”; revisions and formal conferment remain pending. He is a lecturer in information systems and IT management. His research interests include business process management and requirements engineering in small and medium-sized enterprises. Earlier work addresses agile and flexible BPM approaches. His dissertation examines the current state of BPM and barriers to its development in independent community pharmacies and develops a BPM maturity model on this basis.

German

Felix Reher erwarb einen M.Sc. in Wirtschaftsinformatik und einen M.Sc. in Praktischer Informatik an der FernUniversität in Hagen sowie einen MBA an der FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management in Hamburg. Seine mündliche Promotionsprüfung zum Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) an der Middlesex University, London, wurde mit „Pass with minor revisions“ bewertet; Überarbeitungen und Gradverleihung stehen noch aus. Er ist Hochschuldozent für Wirtschaftsinformatik und IT-Management. Seine Forschungsinteressen umfassen Geschäftsprozessmanagement und Requirements Engineering in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen. Frühere Arbeiten behandeln agile und flexible BPM-Ansätze. Seine Dissertation untersucht Entwicklungsstand und Hemmnisse des Prozessmanagements in inhabergeführten Apotheken und entwickelt auf dieser Grundlage ein BPM-Reifegradmodell.

Conferences & events

English

Felix Reher is Chief Information Officer of the APG Europe Group, an entrepreneur and a lecturer in information systems and IT management. Since 1998, he has worked at the intersection of organisations, business processes and information technology. His focus is on shaping business operations, clarifying business requirements and aligning IT with organisational goals. He combines business leadership with consulting, teaching and research. He is particularly interested in how small and medium-sized enterprises can improve their processes with limited resources and make effective use of digital solutions. He brings together practical and academic perspectives to explain their relevance to organisational and technical decisions.

German

Felix Reher ist Chief Information Officer der APG Europe Gruppe, Unternehmer und Hochschuldozent für Wirtschaftsinformatik und IT-Management. Seit 1998 arbeitet er an der Schnittstelle von Organisation, Geschäftsprozessen und Informationstechnologie. Seine Themen sind die Gestaltung betrieblicher Abläufe, die Klärung fachlicher Anforderungen und die Ausrichtung von IT auf Unternehmensziele. Dabei verbindet er unternehmerische Verantwortung mit Beratung, Lehre und Forschung. Besonders beschäftigt ihn, wie kleine und mittlere Unternehmen ihre Prozesse mit begrenzten Ressourcen weiterentwickeln und digitale Lösungen sinnvoll einsetzen können. Er bringt die Perspektiven aus Unternehmenspraxis und Wissenschaft zusammen und macht ihre Bedeutung für konkrete organisatorische und technische Entscheidungen verständlich.