About Wire

Secure Collaboration from Berlin

Our mission is to erase the barrier between productive collaboration that users want and the data protection, privacy, and compliance that organizations need, to deliver the industry’s leading enterprise-class secure collaborative workspace.

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What Drives us ❤️

Wire makes highly secure communication practical – for the most demanding organizations in the world. Whether governments, parliaments, the military or global enterprises with strict security requirements, our customers shape the world. Our role is to help them do that securely.

In their everyday work, our employees don’t only develop our software – they’re also active in national and international committees. As a co-initiator of Messaging Layer Security (MLS), we have helped to shape the future of secure online communication. We’re currently focusing on the area of interoperability between messaging services in order to ensure smooth communication across several services.

We conduct our research and development at our Berlin headquarters and comply with the strictest data protection standards there. Rather than seeing these regulations as an obstacle, we view them as a strength that underpins our promise to our customers: secure communication in all circumstances.

Corporate Structure

At Wire, we are committed to delivering secure and private communication solutions for individuals and businesses around the world. Headquartered in the dynamic city of Berlin, Germany, our holding company anchors us in one of Europe's leading tech hubs, fostering innovation and excellence in everything we do. We maintain a significant presence in Switzerland through Wire Swiss GmbH, the entity responsible for our app development. This strategic location allows our users to benefit from Switzerland's stringent data protection laws, ensuring the highest levels of privacy and security for all communications.

Our diverse team operates across numerous European countries, with a strong presence in Germany and France. This multicultural environment enriches our creativity and collaboration, enabling us to deliver cutting-edge solutions that meet the evolving needs of our global user base. To better serve our clients across the Americas, we have established an entity in the United States dedicated to providing localized support and services. This ensures a seamless and responsive experience for all our customers, no matter where they are.

Wire is offered as a cloud-based app like other collaboration and messaging apps, but a significant user base communicates via independent backends within the limits of an organization.

Benjamin Schilz

CEO

Benjamin Schilz is an experienced international entrepreneur with a strong track record in delivering innovative cybersecurity solutions to the market. He was the founder of Acorus Networks, a bootstrapped cybersecurity and cloud-management company based in France, which was later merged with Volterra. During his tenure at Volterra, he secured additional funding, managed global operations and customer deployment strategy, and later negotiated and completed Volterra’s acquisition by the global technology company F5, where he then served as Vice President for Infrastructure & Operations.

Adam Low

CTO

Adam Low is a seasoned technology leader with over 30 years of experience in secure communications, enterprise infrastructure, and emerging technologies. Before joining Wire, he served as Chief Product & Technology Officer at Zivver, leading the development of encrypted messaging and AI-powered data protection solutions. Earlier in his career, he held senior technology roles including CIO and CTO across major UK and international companies, driving large-scale, secure system design and operations. As Wire’s new CTO, he will drive technology strategy and innovation for its privacy-first collaboration platform.

Oliver Brown

VP Commercial

Oliver Brown is an experienced commercial leader with over 15 years in the IT, software, and services industry. Known for his customer-centric approach, he has built a track record of designing and executing multi-channel strategies that drive growth and efficiency. Before joining Wire, he held leadership roles at Zivver, Medallia, Microsoft, and SAP. As Wire’s VP Commercial, Oliver leads the company’s sales and marketing strategy, focused on expanding brand awareness, accelerating revenue, and delivering exceptional value to customers and partners.

Sascha Haase

SVP Product Management

Sascha Haase is a seasoned product executive with deep roots in technology, having started programming at the age of eight. Before joining Wire, he worked across the European service provider market and launched the region’s first Managed Kubernetes offering. Now serving as Senior Vice President of Product Management at Wire, Sascha drives product strategy and innovation, combining security and usability at every stage of development. With extensive experience in startups, he is known for translating visionary ideas into scalable, high-performing products that accelerate growth and strengthen Wire’s leadership in secure collaboration.

Andrea Rabe

VP People & Culture

Andrea Rabe is Vice President of People & Culture at Wire, leading all initiatives to attract, develop, and retain top talent in the secure communications industry. With a background in economics and HR management from the Berlin School of Economics and Law, she combines strategic thinking with a people-first approach to build inclusive, high-performing teams. Before joining Wire, Andrea served as HR Lead Germany at Getronics and as Senior HR Business Partner at Holiday Pirates Group and Deutschlandradio. A certified systemic business coach, she focuses on fostering collaboration, growth, and long-term engagement across the organization.

Thomas Nugel

VP Finance

Thomas Nugel is an accomplished finance executive with over 20 years of experience in strategic finance, M&A, and scaling high-growth companies across technology, retail, and financial services. Before joining Wire, he led finance at CEEZER and served as SVP Commercial & Finance at Storypod, where he shaped financial strategy and global partnerships. Earlier roles include Managing Director at MediaMarktSaturn, leadership at Deloitte Digital Ventures, and investment banking at UniCredit and Merrill Lynch. As Wire’s VP of Finance, Thomas focuses on automation and AI-driven insights to strengthen forecasting, controls, and decision-making.

Robert Kallwies

Director Information Security

Robert Kallwies is an information security professional with more than 20 years of experience as a cybersecurity specialist in management consultancies and international accounting firms. He was also a senior manager for information security in an enterprise organization with more than 20 legal entities, where he was responsible for the group wide IT continuity management. At Wire, Robert leads our security engineering team and monitors all relevant security certifications and compliance requirements.