Stephan Thun

Stephan Thun is CEO of MaritzCX Europe and has published dozens of articles related to the future of international business in research, marketing, and customer experience management.

Prior to his new role, Stephan was responsible for the Maritz international business encompassing Europe and Asia Pacific. Early in his career, Stephan was an editorial journalist and consultant for a global consulting firm before he founded BASIS-KONTAKT, a successful German research company that was later acquired by Maritz in 2000. Stephan holds a master’s degree in business administration.
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Summer Digital Issue 2017
Big Data Is Turning the Spotlight on This Key Executive
BY Stephan Thun
July 11 2017
Experts anticipate the amount of data collected globally to break the 40-zettabyte mark by the year 2020 at the latest. That is about five times the number of grains of sand on the planet—an impressive...
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