Horst Förster
- Born 1949
- Diplom Mathematiker
working in the software and IT industries –
various management positions in the areas of
Sales & Marketing, Software Solutions, System Integration, Payment Systems and EAN-Standards
- 1984 - 1992
Division Head at IKOSS GmbH (today: Atos),
software-and system house, Stuttgart
- 1992 - 1994
Director Marketing at Siemens AG,
ANLA32 Building Automation, Karlsruhe
- 1994 - 1996
Managing Director at EAN Germany GmbH (today: GS1 Germany), Cologne
working in the European Payment Industries
- 1996 - 2000
IKOSS VAN (today: Worldline), Aachen
final position: Director for the Payment Systems Division
- from 2001
X Business Consultance – Cross Business, Cross Borders,
Founder and Managing Partner
- Business Development for the Payments Industry
- Market Intelligence Services for the European Economic Area
- Digital Payments: Strategy & Transformation
- from 2011
Author and Co-Editor of the Payment Card Yearbooks
published by Payments Cards and Mobile, Holt (UK)
Member of Advisory Boards in the Payment Industry
