Name: August-Wilhelm Scheer

Born: July 27, 1941

  • Founder and director of IDS Scheer AG, a major IT service and software company. Known for the development of the ARIS (Architecture of Integrated Information Systems.)

Honors and awards

  • Philip Morris Research Prize (2003).
  • Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2003).
  • Design Science Lifetime Achievement Award (2010).