Vision und Mission
In the future all homes will be heated and cooled intelligently - with tado° as the #1 solutions and services company to manage climate at home.
tado° in numbers
Founded in 2011
tado° was founded in Munich in 2011 by Christian Deilmann and Johannes Schwarz.
Customers: Over 1 million Smart Thermostats sold
tado° is most proactive in Europe, but also has customers around the world.
Community energy savings: equivalent to 70 annual wind turbines
As of the beginning of 2020, our users have saved the equivalent energy as produced annually by 70 wind turbines.
What inspires us
Around a third of all global energy consumption goes into the heating and cooling of buildings. Smarter technologies allow more efficient control and can save up to 31% of that energy.
Market leader
tado° is the European market leader in smart home climate management. We were one of the firsts to bring smart thermostats to the market. We strive to ensure that our products work well with all major climate control and smart home systems.
Minimalist
tado° products are designed to be minimalistic, to blend into the background of your home and take care of you so that you can sit back and relax. tado° serves as your personal climate assistant to ensure that you always have the perfect temperature.
There is no Planet B
We can all play our part in building a more sustainable planet. Together with you, the tado° community, and our team, we are part of a new chapter in sustainable living.
The management board
Toon Bouten, CEO
Company strategy, sales, operations, value chain management
Prior to tado°, Toon Bouten served as VP of Philips Electronics NV where he led the European Consumer Division with multibillion Euro revenues in 48 EMEA countries. As VP of Compaq Computers he started the Compaq Consumer Division in EMEA and reached the number one market position in Europe with more than a billion Euro annual revenues after six years. In early 2000, he took over as CEO of Jobline AB and within one year successfully scaled the company and listed the company on the Stockholm Stock exchange. More recently Toon served as President and CEO of GN Store Nord and GN Netcom, where he successfully transitioned it to a scalable and well-positioned leader in the headset industry.
Christian Deilmann, CPO
Product strategy and business development
Prior to co-founding tado° Christian Deilmann worked with the venture capital firm Target Partners, co-founded the mobile telecommunication company BellPepper and worked with the consulting firm A.T. Kearney. Christian holds an MSc in mechanical engineering from MIT (Cambridge, MA) as well as a Dipl.-Ing. in engineering & management from the Technical University of Munich. His passion is cutting-edge energy technology and its application in successful products.
Johannes Schwarz, CTO
IT, technical product development & intellectual property
Prior to co-founding tado°, Johannes Schwarz trained as a patent attorney at an intellectual property law firm and worked as a freelance IT consultant on miscellaneous enterprise software development projects. He holds a Dipl. Ing. degree in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). During his studies at the Technical University of Munich, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and Virginia Tech (USA) he focused on computer science and control systems engineering. As CTO of tado°, Johannes is responsible for Research and Development as well as the company’s IT systems. Being a qualified patent attorney, Johannes also manages tado°'s intellectual property portfolio (trademarks, patents & designs).
Emanuel Eibach, CFO
Finance and administration
Prior to tado°, Emanuel Eibach worked for over 20 years in finance at various companies, including as Director Controlling & Analytics at Sunrise Communications AG in Zurich, as Director Finance & Administration at Telefonica Global Services GmbH in Madrid and Munich and as Head of Marketing & Sales Central Insights at Telefónica O2 Germany GmbH & Co in Munich. Emanuel Eibach holds a Master in Economics and business administration from the University of Augsburg. During his studies he focused on finance (controlling, accounting, auditing) and economics (corporate governance & policy). As CFO at tado°, he is responsible for finance and administration.