About Us
We envision a world where transport operators can offer a seamless travel experience
We've always been at home in the passenger transport industry. We understand the market and know how to help rail and bus operators succeed
Backed by over 15 years of experience and a team of 200 skilled professionals, we possess the technical and functional expertise required to drive your business forward.
Our mission is to empower you as a passenger transport operator by offering mission-critical software that ensures a seamless booking experience for your customers.
As part of Siemens Mobility, we have a global network. We are committed to delivering innovative solutions tailored to your needs. Together, we can navigate the challenges of the industry and unlock the full potential of your business.
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The unofficial start of Sqills - two of the four co-founders start a software company with a focus on building websites. Soon they begin working on the concept that eventually grows into today's company: creating a reservation system
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The long-term partnership with Dutch railway operator NS marks our very first entry into the public transport sector.
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JB-IT makes way for Sqills, a brand new chapter with a new name
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Our first customer uses S3 Passenger – the Hamburg-Köln Express. A “value” passenger rail service that runs between Cologne and Hamburg
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Tebrikler! Sqills celebrates its first international office location in Istanbul, Turkey
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Sqills receives its first-ever ISO 9001:2008 certification, the first of many certifications to come and a clear indicator that quality is of the utmost importance
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Sqills starts its partnership with Ianród Éireann (Irish Rail), a partnership that continues to this day
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Eurostar signs the contract to implement S3 Passenger. The international high-speed rail service in Western Europe, connecting Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, is the largest customer to date
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Bonjour la France! Sqills opens its first-ever Paris office
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The partnership with VIA Rail marks the first ever contract signed outside of Europe for an implementation of S3 Passenger. The Canadian operator plays a large role in realising the overall global ambitions
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SNCF Voyageurs, one of the world’s largest high-speed intercity rail operators, selects S3 Passenger to replace SNCF’s current reservation system
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Sqills becomes 100 percent owned by Siemens Mobility, a separately managed company of Siemens AG. A leader in transport solutions for more than 160 years
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Spanish high-speed operator iryo manages to implement S3 Passenger in just 12 months.
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After a mere two months implementation, Snälltåget goes live on S3 Passenger. This is the fastest implementation project in history and marks Sqills' second operator in Sweden.
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Brightline out of Florida signs with Sqills and manages to go live in a matter of months. Making this the first customer in the United States and the first official go live in North America.
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SNCF goes live on S3 Passenger, making this the largest ever operator to utilise Sqills' SaaS solution.
Our culture
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People first
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True partnership
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Maintaining trust
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Purposely flexible
Management Team
Meet the management team at Sqills, many of whom you may engage with during a demo or further discussions. These professionals are dedicated to driving innovation and continued excellence.
With a wealth of experience in technology, finance, and transport, they are ready to help tackle the constantly evolving demands of the industry.
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Bart van Munster
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Bart van Munster
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Entrepreneurship defines the way Bart works. As Sqills co-founder he helped shape the Sqills organisation into what it is today. A generalist with an eye for detail, in his role as Chief Executive Officer Bart ensures that Sqills keeps moving forward towards achieving our mission of empowering passenger transport operators with our mission-critical software. By staying close to the customer and being actively involved in business development, software engineering, and operations, Bart is responsible for Sqills across many different disciplines
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Lennaert Kuijpers
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Lennaert Kuijpers
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Having previously joined Sqills decades ago, Lennaert returned to Sqills 2022 after having gained substantial leadership experience in other organisations. His focus was on bringing that experience into Sqills in his current role of Chief Operating Officer. Being Kasper's counterpart in terms of team responsibility, Lennaert leads the software development teams that design, build, and run S3 Passenger. He is passionate about how organisations function and how its members can thrive. He is dedicated to further developing the team Sqills needs to expand globally in the upcoming years
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Ricarda Wimmer - Klotz
Chief Finance Officer (CFO)
Ricarda Wimmer - Klotz
Chief Finance Officer (CFO)
In her role as Chief Financial Officer, Ricarda oversees all financial matters and is responsible to ensure the integrity of books and records. This naturally means driving Sqills business strategically further in financial and commercial aspects to contribute to the business success of Sqills by bringing in her broad financial knowledge. Through her long experience in the Siemens organisation, it is her mission to combine the flexibility and agility of the Sqills business with the advantages of a corporate structure in the Siemens world, leading to the best fit.
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Kasper Walraven
Chief Customer Officer (CCO)
Kasper Walraven
Chief Customer Officer (CCO)
After an extensive transport industry career at Accenture, Kasper joined Sqills to take the lead on customer centricity: in his role of Chief Commercial Officer & Chief Delivery Officer, Kasper ensures that the relationship between Sqills and our customers is a true partnership from day one. Being responsible for the customer centric teams, Kasper always focuses on the customer interest and the business value that Sqills provides. He has a natural talent to put the customer interest first in what he does, while ensuring sustainable business growth for Sqills at the same time
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Johan Nieuwerth
Chief Product Officer (CPO)
Johan Nieuwerth
Chief Product Officer (CPO)
As one of the co-founders of Sqills, Johan is the spiritual father of S3 Passenger and is currently Sqills’ Chief Product Officer. With the informal title of ‘Mr. S3 Passenger’, Johan focuses almost exclusively on the product. Both internally within the software development organisation as well as externally in dialogue with Sqills customers and prospects. With a creative and problem solving approach to operator business needs, Johan tries to utilise the technical talent within Sqills to the fullest when envisioning the market-leading feature set for S3 Passenger
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