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How we are different

Meet our people and get a glimpse of our culture

Do what matters to achieve impact

Our teams are dedicated to bringing you success. To achieve this, we need to communicate, collaborate, and understand your ambitions in great detail. Levi9 is recognized for our customer focus, our level of attention, and our responsiveness. This is not happening by chance; we cultivate the values and behaviors that are essential to make our customers happy.

Pro-active, result-driven, transparent, and loyal

We’ll take the initiative, we’ll work until we reach the intended results, and we’ll be honest, sometimes brutally honest. We are loyal to our customers and value long-term relationships. We even have customers that go back to the founding years of Levi9.

Creating together

We are Agile from the start: we will iterate with you and your customers to maximize your return on investment while providing you with the shortest path to value. All aspects of our approach fit together:

  • High technical skills
  • A culture aimed at customer success
  • Agile way of working

Talk to us to discover how it feels, how it works, and see the proof!

Life at Levi9​

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Meet our leadership

Paul Schuyt

Chief Executive Officer a.i.

Frank Budwilowitz

Chief Finance Officer

Menno de Jong

Founder & Non-Executive Board Member

Jan Dolinaj

Chief Technology Officer

Bernhard van Oranje

Founder & Non-Executive Board Member

What our partners say

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Levininers are engaged and are seen as true colleagues. The partnership provides a lot of flexibility.

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Serge van Steensel

CTO, Talpa Network

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Our people experience the team in Kyiv not as an external team, but as part of our own development teams.

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Thomas Fuss

CTO, Backbase

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We teamed up with Levi9 because it meant we could go from the research phase to a professional environment really well.

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Ritsaart van Montfrans

CEO, Incision

Paul Schuyt

Chief Executive Officer a.i.

After being Levi9’s Chief Executive for 9 years, Paul has been a member of the board as a non-executive since 2018. He has over 35 years of experience in the field of IT. 

  

He started his career in 1987 as a management consultant, and before joining Levi9 he spent 23 years working for one of the largest ITC providers in Europe. There he held various management positions until 2003 when he became a Chief Executive and a member of the Executive Committee. Paul has two grown-up sons and lives in Castricum, the Netherlands.

Frand Budwilowitz

Chief Finance Officer

Frank is Levi9’s CFO since 2021, overseeing the companies financial operations. Frank has a proven track-record of leading financial teams within international tech organizations. 

  

With over 25 years of experience, Frank has demonstrated exceptional skills in strategic planning, risk management, and optimizing financial processes for growth and efficiency.

Menno de Jong

Founder & Non-Executive Board Member

Bernhard and Menno founded Levi9 in 2005 with the idea that technology will make the world go round. The name is derived from the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 which collided with Jupiter in 1994, changing space forever. Making a positive impact on business and society through technology is still at the heart of Levi9.

 

Menno was Levi9’s CFO until 2018, leading the company’s financial operation. Since then, he’s a member of the board as a non-executive offering guidance and strategic insights. 

Jan Dolinaj

Chief Technology Officer

Jan Dolinaj holds a degree in Computer Science from the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad. Following a solid tenure as a software engineer, he ventured into management. Jan, a levininer since 2005, has significantly contributed to the company’s success starting from its inception through its expansion to over a thousand employees. He has skillfully led teams in Serbia and played a pivotal role in team development at the delivery centers in Romania and Ukraine. Boasting nearly two decades of experience, Jan has been instrumental in fostering innovation and nurturing the IT community in Serbia through Levi9’s initiatives and his active engagement in the local ecosystem. This wealth of experience makes him an exemplary choice for the role of Chief Technology Officer at Levi9.

Bernhard van Oranje

Founder & Non-Executive Board Member

Bernhard and Menno founded Levi9 in 2005 with the idea that technology will make the world go round. The name is derived from the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 which collided with Jupiter in 1994, changing space forever. Making a positive impact on business and society through technology is still at the heart of Levi9.

Until May 2024 Bernhard was Levi9’s CMO, being responsible for marketing and the driving force behind our company culture. Since then, he has become a member of the board as a non-executive offering guidance and strategic insights.