The People Behind HMS
Our strength lies in our people. They combine technical expertise with deep subject-matter knowledge and take ownership of the systems they develop.
We bring together teams with the skills and perspectives needed to understand complex requirements in full and develop solutions built to last. They share a commitment to quality and to delivering results that prove themselves in day-to-day operations over time.
That is what we mean by People. Data. Excellence.
Built for the Future
Independence as the Foundation for Continuity
HMS is owner-managed and has remained fully independent since its founding. We have grown through our own efforts and are committed to preserving our independence for the long term. This enables us to chart our own course and provide our clients with reliable, long-term support, as we have done for more than 35 years.
Growing data volumes and increasing data diversity are integral to our work. We have the experience and technical expertise to manage both effectively.
Andreas Mangold
Founder and Managing Director
Responsibility: Organizational Development
Company Founded: 1989
Johannes Schluchter
Managing Director
Responsibilities: Business Development, Competency Management, and Digital Transformation
With HMS since: 2004
Kai Brodmann
Managing Director
Responsibilities: Project Business
With HMS since: 2009
Nikola Đondraš
Managing Director
Responsibilities: Sales, Marketing, and Human Resources
With HMS since: 2010
Susanne Jessel
Managing Director
Responsibilities: Finance and Organization, Quality Management
With HMS since: 2019
Analytical Software Became Data & AI Engineering
HMS was founded in 1989 with a clear technical focus: to develop software for analytical and data-driven business needs.
HMS has evolved alongside our customers’ needs. Analytical software has given way to data platforms, integration solutions, cloud architectures, machine learning applications, and production-ready AI systems.
What has remained is the core of our work: we combine domain expertise with software engineering. Our solutions must integrate seamlessly into existing IT, data, and process landscapes and function effectively in production.
How HMS Works
- Direct collaboration with experienced experts
- We can join at any stage of the project, from use cases to the production system
- Holistic, integrated systems instead of isolated solutions
- Consideration of governance, traceability, and regulatory requirements
- Long-term further development beyond go-live
1989 – Founding of the first HMS GmbH in Heidelberg
Andreas Mangold, together with two other founding partners, established HMS Gesellschaft für angewandte Statistik und Programmierung mbH, headquartered in Heidelberg.
1994 – Assumption of Sole Responsibility
Andreas Mangold acquired the business shares of the other two founding partners and has since continued to lead HMS as the sole shareholder and managing director.
2004 – Founding of HMS Analytical Software GmbH
As part of a name change, HMS Analytical Software GmbH is founded. It takes over the operational business of the former HMS Gesellschaft für angewandte Statistik und Programmierung mbH.
Since 2004 – Further Development of the HMS
HMS Analytical Software GmbH is evolving from its roots in applied statistics and programming into a comprehensive provider of data, software, and analytics solutions. Its range of services is continuously expanding to include data engineering, data science, business intelligence, custom software development, and cloud technologies.
Since 2023 – Expanding AI Capabilities
With the rapid rise of generative AI, HMS is strategically expanding its expertise in AI engineering as well as generative and agent-based AI, thereby complementing its long-standing expertise in data and analytics.
2025 – Expansion to five managing directors
The management team at HMS Analytical Software GmbH has been expanded to include five people. It now consists of:
- Andreas Mangold, founder and managing director,
- Kai Brodmann, Managing Director and Head of Data Science & Business Intelligence,
- Johannes Schluchter, Managing Director and Head of Enterprise Analytical Systems,
- Nikola Đondraš, Managing Director and Head of Sales, Marketing & Human Resources,
- Susanne Jessel, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer.
Automated Market and Competitive Analysis with Agentic AI
HMS developed an Agentic AI solution for a global pharmaceutical company that automatically collects and reviews market and competitive intelligence and makes it available for reports and ad hoc queries.
Enterprise Search with AI for Complex Research Queries
HMS developed a RAG-based chatbot for a global chemical company. The system handles complex research queries in natural language and delivers traceable answers with source citations.
Application Modernization with GenAI: From SAS to Python on AWS
A leading insurance group modernised a core SAS application on AWS. HMS designed the target architecture and migration approach, implemented the modernisation, and evaluated the use of GenAI to support the migration from SAS to Python.