Global digital manufacturing solutions provider SYSPRO has made a significant addition to its executive team with the appointment of Mathias Høyer as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Høyer joins the company during a period of robust expansion, bringing a wealth of experience in financial strategy, investor relations, and guiding performance transformation within high-growth, private equity-owned technology enterprises.
This strategic hire signals SYSPRO’s sharpened focus on scaling its global operations, enhancing efficiency, and maximizing stakeholder value. “Mathias brings a wealth of financial acumen and industry experience, making him the ideal leader to support our strategic ambitions,” stated Jaco Maritz, CEO of SYSPRO. “His ability to drive profitability, lead complex transformation projects, and work across global teams will be invaluable as we scale our business and accelerate innovation in digital manufacturing.”
Most recently, Høyer was Group Head of Financial Planning and Investor Relations at Banking Circle Group, a financial infrastructure company that processes over $600 billion in transaction volume. Prior to that, as CFO of the global software and marketplace platform Booksy, he successfully led a major transformation program and secured significant equity financing.
Høyer’s financial acumen has also shaped outcomes at tech-driven organizations like Sleep Cycle and Bokadirekt, following early career milestones with investment giants General Atlantic and Morgan Stanley.
Expressing his enthusiasm, Høyer commented, “I’m honored to join SYSPRO at such an exciting stage in its journey. The company has a strong foundation, a clear vision for growth, and a world-class team.”
He is set to lead SYSPRO’s global finance organization, playing a pivotal role in the company’s long-term value creation strategy and reinforcing its financial discipline during this accelerated growth phase.
What This Means for ERP Insiders
The Smart Money is betting on specialized, agile ERPs for manufacturing. SYSPRO’s strategic CFO hire, Mathias Høyer, known for steering high-growth, private equity-backed tech firms, arrives on the heels of a significant 2025 investment by Advent International. This isn’t an isolated event but reflects a broader industry current. SYSPRO is an example of how private equity is identifying substantial untapped potential in specialized ERP vendors capable of delivering profound industry-specific expertise. This trend underscores a critical message: generic ERP knowledge is rapidly losing its premium. The ability to converse fluently in the business language of specific manufacturing sub-sectors, as Maritz emphasized in a recent ERP Today interview, and to articulate how cloud and AI can address their unique operational puzzles will be a powerful differentiator. ERP professionals should anticipate a rise in M&A activity as platforms like SYSPRO seek to broaden their specialized portfolios. Staying ahead means deepening your vertical expertise.
AI in ERP is going beyond full automation. SYSPRO is strategically weaving AI into its fabric. However, the consistent message from leadership, notably highlighted by Maritz and CPO Chris Lloyd in ERP Today, positions AI as a co-pilot for manufacturers. For ERP professionals, this means it’s time to shift the AI narrative from purely autonomous systems to human augmentation. The real value lies in identifying manufacturing processes where AI can best amplify human skills by flagging anomalies, offering predictive maintenance insights, or optimizing complex schedules, while ensuring human experts retain final authority. The new frontier of skill lies in designing ERP solutions that elegantly fuse AI-driven insights with irreplaceable human expertise.
The ERP Future is cloud-native, deeply integrated, and forged by partnerships. While deep knowledge of a single ERP remains valuable, a comprehensive understanding of API strategies, Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solutions, and the distinct capabilities of various ISV offerings within specific industry niches will become increasingly critical. Guiding clients through the selection, implementation, and ongoing management of a cohesive suite of cloud services, all orchestrated around a resilient core ERP, will distinguish the forward-thinking ERP consultant. This also calls for cultivating strong, collaborative relationships across a diverse network of technology partners.
