William Ruh brings more than 20 years of industry experience and an expertise in enterprise application integration and object technology to Software AG, Inc. He is the CTO and Senior Vice President for Software AG, Inc. In Addition, Mr. Ruh has overall responsibility for the growth and expansion of the Solutions and Consulting Services team to provide Software AG's customers with superior customized and industry-specific solutions.

Prior to joining Software AG, Inc., Mr. Ruh was Chief Technology Officer at The Advisory Board, a company that provides research into healthcare related best practices. Additionally, he served as Executive Vice President and CTO at Concept Five Technologies and acted as various executive-level technology and professional services positions at The MITRE Corporation.

Mr. Ruh graduated with a bachelor of science and a master of science in computer science from the California State University, Fullerton.