Columbus appoints Luciano Cunha as new CEO at To-Increase


2 July 2018

Luciano Cunha has been appointed as the new CEO of Columbus’ software development company To-Increase.

Luciano Cunha has been running global sales and marketing in Columbus’ software development company To-Increase for the past 11 years and is replacing co-founder of To-Increase, Cornelis Bosch.

“I am very happy that Luciano Cunha has accepted to take over the leadership of To-Increase. Luciano Cunha is a great leader, he has been key in driving the progress of the company for many years and he has a deep domain expertise and an innovative mindset for taking To-Increase to new heights”, says Thomas Honoré, CEO of Columbus.

Luciano Cunha has been a central driver in developing and growing To-Increase, moving the company from developing and marketing business applications for Microsoft Dynamics ERP to becoming a key player within Asset Centric solutions including engineering, manufacturing, servicing and renting or leasing assets, and customer-centric solutions.

“I will continue our exciting journey focusing on growth and on transforming To-Increase into a more customer-centric company. I will prioritise our investments with a key emphasis on delivering high-value business application services to our customers with quicker time to value in order to help them digitally transform,” says Luciano Cunha, CEO at To-Increase.

Cornelis Bosch co-founded To-Increase in 2007 starting with 15 people and a revenue of around € 1.5 million and has grown the company to 165 employees with a revenue of € 20 million a year.

“It has been a fantastic journey, and I am grateful for what my team has accomplished in developing state-of-the-art software to help companies around the world optimise and digitise their business. I am happy that Luciano Cunha has accepted to continue To-Increase’s exciting journey and I am sure he will lead our great team in this new phase of transformation”, says Cornelis Bosch.

Cornelis Bosch has decided to leave To-Increase to explore new areas of life together with his family. Luciano Cunha will take over the leadership of To-Increase as of today.

“I want to thank Cornelis Bosch for his strong leadership of To-Increase, and for his contribution to the innovation and growth of Columbus. It has been a privilege to work with him and I wish him and his family all the best in their new adventure”, says Thomas Honoré.

The leadership change is with immediate effect.