Team Betterguards
While Berlin, Germany is where you can trace our roots, our global community is where you’ll find our home. Our global leadership team shares industry-leading expertise in product development, strategic partnerships, and go-to-market strategy.
![ANKLE BRACE COMPANY CEO](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Tony-Verutti_CEO_co_3.jpg?v=1715067510&width=480)
Tony Verutti
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
![BASKETBALL ANKLE BRACE PRODUCT ENGINEER, AMO PAUL](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Amo_color.jpg?v=1677139201&width=480)
Amo Paul
Manager Product Development
![BETTERGUARDS HAPPINESS MANAGER](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/BELLA_Portrait_colour.jpg?v=1677139201&width=480)
Bella
Happiness Manager
![BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEER, SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LABS](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Kevin_color.jpg?v=1677139201&width=480)
Kevin Struck
Biomechanical Engineer
![SPORTS TECH LOGISTICS MANAGER](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Piotr_color.jpg?v=1677139201&width=480)
Piotr Kretzschmar
Head of QM / QS & Process Development
![BETTERGUARDS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LABS, OPERATIONS MANAGER](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Samira_color.jpg?v=1677139201&width=480)
Samira Uther
Operations Manager
![BETTERGUARDS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LABS, HEAD OF PRODUCTION](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Steffen_color.jpg?v=1677139201&width=480)
Steffen Sengespeik
Head of Production
![BETTERGUARDS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LABS, HEAD OF HR](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Stella_color.jpg?v=1677139201&width=480)
Stella Werner
Head of People, Finance & Operations
![BIOMECHANICS PRODUCT ENGINEER ELRON BOCHARDT](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/MicrosoftTeams-image_1.jpg?v=1677139200&width=480)
Elron Bochardt
Chief Product Officer
![Betterguards sports scientist](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Tobi_color.jpg?v=1677139201&width=480)
Dr. Tobias Consmüller
Chief Scientific Officer
![BETTERGUARDS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LABS, PRODUCT PRODUCTION](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Kirsten_color.jpg?v=1677139201&width=480)
Kirsten Fechner
Production
![BETTERGUARDS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LABS, PRODUCTION](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Alexander_Jung_color.jpg?v=1677139201&width=480)
Alexander Jung
Production
![BETTERGUARDS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LABS, CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Vinz_color.jpg?v=1677139201&width=480)
Vinzenz Bichler
Chief Innovation Officer & Founder
![BETTERGUARDS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LABS, IT](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Pravin_color.jpg?v=1677139201&width=480)
Pravin Paulmony
Full-stack Developer & IT System Admin
![BETTERGUARDS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LABS, HEAD OF INNOVATION](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Oscar_color.jpg?v=1677139200&width=480)
Oscar Buschinger
Head of Innovation
![SPORTS MARKETING EXPERT, ERIC BARRETT](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Eric-Barrett_EVP_2_Small_df9da36d-0c49-435e-a530-3cbe06c30a83.jpg?v=1715067340&width=480)
Eric Barrett
Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing
![BETTERGUARDS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LABS, PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Benjamin_Hoffmann_color_Small_123aa547-9363-4117-b9e4-fd6b6c05c882.jpg?v=1715067268&width=480)
Benjamin Hoffmann
Teams & Partnerships
![PHD IN BIOMECHANICS, SPORTS TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Betterguards-Team_Lillian-Rickermann-Color_02_Small_2ae3d0c8-b184-4075-9f90-25ea58229566.jpg?v=1715067268&width=480)
Lillian Rickermann
Head of R&D
![BETTERGUARDS SPORTS TECHNOLOGY LABS, DIGITAL MARKETING](http://betterguards.com/cdn/shop/files/Conner-Day_2.jpg?v=1715067340&width=480)
Conner Day
E-commerce Manager
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