The Association is run by a Board of Directors that are elected every year.
For the founding team we made sure that our board is diverse and represents different countries, different stakeholders within the Magento Community i.e. Solution Integrator or Agency, Extension Vendor, Hosting Provider etc.
We also picked driving forces behind our Open letter and high profile community members with substantial experience and influence in the Magento Ecosystem.
Board of Directors
Vinai has been a developer for nearly 25 years. He delivered Magento training for over a decade through the official Magento U program and was awarded Magento Master three times. Today he is a sought after speaker at events and is serving as a Partner, CTO, and CIO at Hyvä.
Vinai is the most calm and kind person who leads by example and is able to achieve incredible things thanks to his following base in the Magento Ecosystem.
In his spare time he enjoys nature – and tries to avoid plane trips to preserve it – walking his dog and spending time with his family in Germany. He wouldn’t mind a game of Dungeon and Dragon to spice it all up.
David Lambauer is the founder and CEO of the eCommerce agency run_as_root GmbH, specializing in high-quality Magento 2, Hyvä, and Shopware development. As an Adobe Certified Master Architect and long-time open-source contributor, David actively drives innovation in the Magento ecosystem. He is also the creator of the Mage-OS DevDocs and a frequent speaker at industry events. Based in Germany, David brings a strategic focus on quality, community collaboration, and long-term sustainability to Mage-OS.
With over ten years of eCommerce experience, Cezary has helped multiple businesses translate their strategic business vision into eCommerce operations.
Cezary sees eCommerce as a fundamental component of a business’s health, impacting different internal and external areas of business – from brand perception and customer service to logistics and accounting.
As head of Spyrosoft eCommerce, Cezary has two business goals that have remained true throughout his career – inspire businesses to innovate, and help his team team do their job uninterrupted.
Ryan is a software developer at ParadoxLabs, where he has driven ecommerce services and extension development since 2008. In that time he has worked extensively on payment services, subscriptions, and security, and his Magento extensions process billions of dollars in transactions each year.
Previously, he was community manager for one of the internet’s largest forums under Curse LLC (acquired by Amazon), and a moderator for Jagex. He enjoys sharing his experience with others.
Ryan holds a degree in Electrical Engineering, and lives among the farmland of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. When not plugged in, he enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and dogs, doing home improvements, and the occasional ultimate frisbee.
John has over 30 years of experience leading web technology businesses and has successfully delivered projects for a broad range of clients – from SMBs to global brands such as Apple, Calvin Klein, Elanco, Hotelplan, HP, Lilly, and Lidl.
He has specialised in Magento eCommerce solutions since 2009. He is the co-founder and director of Aonach.com, a specialist Magento Open Source agency based in Ireland.
A long-time advocate for the power of open source and the strength of community, John is committed to the ongoing growth and sustainability of the Magento ecosystem.
With 20 years of experience in e-commerce development, Ruggero Landolina specializes in creating scalable and high-performance solutions on platforms like Magento 2, Laravel and WordPress. He designs and implements customized solutions focused on achieving concrete results for growth and profitability.
As an e-commerce consultant, Ruggero provides targeted strategies to optimize online presence and increase revenue. He’s an experienced leader, dedicated to talent development and knowledge sharing within teams.
Ruggero actively contributes to the Mage-OS community, supporting innovation in open-source e-commerce. His passion for software design and process optimization drives his commitment to excellence and the long-term success of the projects he leads
Michiel Gerritsen is the founder of Control Alt Delete and MageDispatch.com. With over a decade of Magento experience, including projects for Mollie and PostNL, he specializes in checkout flows and automated testing. Michiel is an active open source contributor and frequent speaker in the Magento community. When not coding, he enjoys 3D printing, running and surfing.
Maciej is a CEO and founder of Centuria (managed service provider). He’s been active in the IT industry for 20 years. He holds a PhD in computer science and is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of AMU in Poznan. He’s been a speaker at many retail conferences, Meet Magento conferences (Polish, Dutch, Greek, Shenzhen) and other IT and e-commerce events.
Maciej has an extensive experience in designing IT infrastructure for large and medium-sized e-commerce. As a result, he knows how to select the best IT solutions to meet the needs of a specific business. He is an evangelist for Centuria’s core mission of providing business continuity for e-commerce and preparing it for growth.
Business Control Committee
To make sure we do things right and step back to see the bigger picture, we have appointed a Business Control Committee. Its mission is to ensure accountability and transparency in Association operations.
Laura has worked with Magento since 2010 as a freelancer. She works with a small group of clients on an ongoing basis, working with developers and other freelancers to keep her client sites running smoothly.
In addition to client work, Laura has been an instructor for Adobe (formerly Magento U) since 2017, teaching the fundamentals of Magento 2 development.
She lives in Brooklyn, NY, USA, and in her spare time, Laura enjoys spending time with her cat, Pepe, and caring for houseplants.
Francis has been writing software since he first got a PC. He currently works as one of Akoova’s leading Ecommerce Architects, and has been in the Magento community since 2012, working in small & large agencies, in-house merchants, SAAS & PAAS providers, and the odd freelance consulting gig.
He has a strong passion for helping others, while avoiding being in the spotlight, much preferring team wins and initiatives, and recognising others for their positive impacts. In his spare time he loves spending time with his extended family, exploring the Scottish highlands, and playing D&D.
