Horst Joepen is responsible for general management and strategy at Searchmetrics. He has a broad background in Internet and software technology as a successful software entrepreneur. Among other ventures, he spun out Webwasher — an IT security product, web- and ad-filter — from Siemens AG, growing it into a successful worldwide IT security business, including a successful exit to a leading U.S. IT security vendor. He served in various senior management and executive positions at Nixdorf Computer AG, Siemens AG, Secure Computing Inc., and Cyberguard Inc.