
Hanno Renner
Co-founder and CEO
Personio
Hanno Renner is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Personio, Europe’s leading all-in-one HR software platform. Driven by the belief that people are the most important success factor for any organization and that SMEs are the backbone of economies and societies, Hanno was inspired to start a company that could make a positive impact on the world. Fast forward nine years, Hanno finds himself leading an organization of 1,800 people, helping more than 12,000 organizations streamline their HR tasks and supporting over one million employees on the Personio platform. In addition to running the day-to-day at Personio, Hanno is deeply involved in nurturing talent and supporting the startup ecosystem across Europe. He’s an active board member of the German Startup Association and advocates for entrepreneurship in Germany and beyond. Hanno has also co-founded and serves as Chairman of the Personio Foundation, which backs forward-thinking nonprofits tackling big issues like climate change and education ausgewählt.