Bonn, Germany — September 05, 2024 — Code Intelligence, the pioneer in AI-automated software testing, today announced the appointment of Dr. Eric Brüggemann as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as the company continues to scale to meet growing international demand. Former CEO and Co-Founder Sergej Dechand will remain with the organization as Chief Evangelist.

Dr. Brüggemann joined Code Intelligence as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) last year, where he successfully led enterprise customer engagements for the company. During his tenure, he successfully laid the foundation for repeatable success and sustainable growth. Prior to Code Intelligence, he served as Chief of Staff at Thinkproject, leading the transformation from a heterogeneous product portfolio into a unified platform as well as expanding and further harmonizing the international footprint across more than 15 countries worldwide.

In his new role as CEO, Dr. Brüggemann will be responsible for leading the company through its next phase of growth, focusing on continued international expansion into new markets, such as the United States, while also working with the leadership team to shape the product vision that sets new standards for software security.

“I'm honored to step into the CEO role at Code Intelligence during this pivotal time for enterprise companies and the onset of AI transformation,” said Dr. Eric Brüggemann, CEO Code Intelligence. “The application security landscape is on the brink of rapid evolution. Our customers rely on us for fast and precise vulnerability detection - however, true success is defined by our ability to not only uncover these vulnerabilities but also remediate them effectively. With our white-box dynamic fuzz testing approach, we gain unparalleled insights into the source code, enabling us to address root causes and deliver secure, resilient software that sets new industry standards."

In the era of AI-generated code, ensuring software security is critical. Code Intelligence is reshaping software development with fuzz testing, as part of an end-to-end security strategy to uncover hidden vulnerabilities and safeguard against potential exploits. The company's platform is accessible, easy to implement, and automated, thereby offering the quality of dynamic analysis at the speed of static analysis.

"Eric's appointment marks a significant milestone for Code Intelligence," said Chief Evangelist and former CEO Sergej Dechand. "His exceptional international experience and business acumen make him the ideal candidate to guide our next growth phase and further global expansion. Having worked with him for the past year, I am confident that under his leadership, we will continue to pioneer software testing and deliver exceptional value to our customers."

“I couldn't be happier to have Eric as our new CEO,” added Dr. Khaled Yakdan, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer. “His continuous drive to involve customers in shaping our product roadmap helped us devise solutions to foster broader adoption of white-box dynamic testing, which drives our product vision as a fully automated, easy-to-use platform for security and product teams."

About Code Intelligence

Founded in 2018 in Bonn, Germany, Code Intelligence automates software security testing by leveraging advanced AI to rapidly identify critical bugs and pinpoint their root causes within minutes. On a mission to fully automate the detection and remediation of vulnerabilities, Code Intelligence is at the forefront of the AI-driven security landscape. Code Intelligence is trusted by Google, Continental, Woven by Toyota, Volkswagen’s CARIAD, and Deutsche Telekom, among others.