Philipp Deutscher
Vice President Software Development, TeamViewer
"What I like about Greek people is that they are very much open minded and very pragmatic, so those are kind of good ingredients for being part of a good team"
Philipp Deutscher has been based in Greece since 2019, as Managing Director of the German software company Teamviewer’s new R&D facility in the city of Ioannina. Teamviewer, valued at 5.3 Billion Euros, is known for its remote working and Desktop Sharing solutions- which have seen marked growth during the pandemic and the ‘work from home’ era. Philipp talks about the decision to invest in Ioannina, the challenges and opportunities he sees in Foreign Direct Investment, and his first impressions of working in Greece.
What is a German company doing in Ioannina?
More than 40 young scientists have already found a job at TeamViewer in Ioannina. The German software company, which specializes in remote management solutions and support for computers and mobile devices, is planning to hire about 200 more engineers to staff the local research and development hub that it established just one year ago. But how did they choose this particular city?