Global management team

IDEA StatiCa is a leading, international, family-owned structural design software company established in the Czech Republic. It is run by a dedicated global management team based across multiple continents.

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Juraj Sabatka

Juraj Sabatka

CEO & Co-owner

Juraj is a technology and entrepreneurship enthusiast with an academic background from three continents – Prague University of Economics, Harvard University, and Singapore Management University. After various sales and marketing roles in IDEA StatiCa, he became CEO in 2023. Juraj was EY Technology Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 in the Czech Republic.

Lubos Sabatka

Lubos Sabatka

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Lubos, a pioneer in using CAE methods for structural analysis, has been developing structural engineering tools for over 20 years – Esa Prima Win, SCIA Engineer, etc. In 2009, he shifted his focus to the design of structural members, cloud technology, and BIM adoption, targeting gaps in the global workflow of structural engineers and fabricators.

Lukas Manasek

Lukas Manasek

Chief Sales Officer

Lukas has been cooperating with IDEA StatiCa since 2016 as an external consultant. He not only helped us define our global go-to-market strategy, but also watched as our sales network entered new regions and markets. As CSO, Lukas brings his love of implementing strategic goals for specific markets and extensive experience in international sales leadership.

Vojtech Chalupa

Vojtech Chalupa

Chief Product Officer

After 10 years of construction industry experience, involving on-site material testing, structural steel and timber engineering, and project management, Vojtech joined us as BIM product owner. With his expertise in understanding customer needs, he ensures we align our product development with enabling our users to be creative, while remaining safe, and productive.

Martin Jansa

Martin Jansa

Chief Technology Officer

Martin is an experienced leader in software development for both desktop and cloud applications with over 15 years of practice in the desktop security industry. Martin is also a big fan of Agile development and is focused on maximizing the value of the products we provide to our customers in minimal time without compromising on their quality.

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Local management team

IDEA StatiCa has offices in Singapore, Philadelphia, London, Dortmund and Eindhoven. Each team is made up of local professionals experienced in the field of structural engineering software. We serve the rest of the world through our authorized global reseller network.

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Stephanie Kennard - CEO IDEA StatiCa US

Stephanie Kennard

IDEA StatiCa US

Stephanie is an experienced professional with a proven track record of developing intelligent business solutions.
Strong business development professional skilled in business planning, enterprise software, sales, document management, and enterprise content management.
Experienced leader capable of building and growing a successful and passionate team.

Theodore Tsirozidis

Theodore Tsirozidis

IDEA StatiCa UK

Since 2007, Theodore has been assisting AEC professionals in adopting BIM technologies for their design workflows. In 2015, he introduced IDEA StatiCa in the UK, and since then he has been leading the UK team with one main goal: to help structural engineers across the UK improve their productivity and design more efficient and safer structures.

Jan Valicek

Jan Valicek

IDEA StatiCa APAC

After graduating from Brno University of Technology, Jan spent nine years as a structural engineer in the Czech Republic and United Kingdom. During his structural engineering career, he participated in multiple award-winning projects. Joining us in 2018 as a consultant, he has been managing IDEA StatiCa’s operations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia since 2022. Since 2025, Jan relocated to Singapore to lead the APAC team.

Aleksandar Mladenov

Aleksandar Mladenov

IDEA StatiCa Deutschland

Aleks graduated as a civil engineer from the University of Applied Sciences in Wuppertal. He is passionate about IT and software. He built a successful business around SCIA Engineer before founding the German branch of IDEA StatiCa together with Helmut. Since 2021 he has been the managing director of IDEA StatiCa Deutschland GmbH.

Helmut Wrede

Helmut Wrede

IDEA StatiCa Deutschland

Helmut studied mechanical engineering at the University of Paderborn and mechanics at the TU Darmstadt. As an engineer, he gained a lot of experience in the support of structural engineering software in his professional career. He is co-founder of the German branch and now acts as a managing director of IDEA StatiCa Deutschland GmbH.

Klara Thiel

Klara Thiel

IDEA StatiCa Benelux

Klara is a fan of new technologies and software. She has experience from a design office focused on steel and bridges, and extensive experience in business. She has been with IDEA StatiCa since 2018, where she was responsible for the Czech and Slovak market as a Consultant. Since 2021 she has been working in the Netherlands.