Jan E.

General Marketing Management & Digital Sales

Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Feb 2023 - Present
2 years 7 months

Owner

Leo Forward UG

Executives’ ad interim - leadership for disruptive company’s ad interim

  • Projects: VP of International Marketing & Digital Sales worldwide, Hospitality Experience GmbH - official supplier of UEFA EURO 2024 for VIP/premium tickets
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
1 year

VP of Marketing & E-Commerce

Deutsche Giganetz GmbH

German infrastructure telco for high-speed Fiber-optics ((PE backed)

  • Department lead, E-Commerce P&L, Field Marketing, PR and affairs, Events & Fairs, Brand lead, MarCom ATL/BTL
Jul 2016 - Jan 2022
5 years 7 months

VP of Marketing & Digital Sales Mobile / Managing Director freenet.de GmbH

freenet AG

A leading German telecommunications and digital lifestyle company.

  • Strategic department lead: 3-figure million € rev E-Commerce-P&L, Paid Marketing, UX/CRO, Retail Marketing >500 shops, PR, Brand lead, Influencer-Koop’s, Franchise-Marketing, MarCom ATL/BTL for 5 brands
  • As Managing Director of freenet.de GmbH (One of Germany’s major E-Mail & Cloud provider): P&L 2-figure million € rev, Product, PR & affairs, Marketing, Media & Sales, HR, business development
Jan 2002 - Jun 2016
14 years 6 months
Darmstadt, Germany

Freelance consultant

Deutsche Telekom, Product & Innovation

Global telecommunication provider. Ad interim management project.

  • Direct-Marketing T-Home (Magenta-TV)
  • Team-Lead Marketing Videoload (Magenta-TV)
  • Staff-Office Product-Roadmap (Magenta-TV)
Jan 2002 - Jun 2016
14 years 6 months
Berlin, Germany

Managing Director

MyBook GmbH

The bookstore next corner digital owned by Ullstein & Bonnier Media. Ad interim management project.

  • AI-driven (Python) recommendations CRM
  • P&L, operations, finance, HR, CRO, IR
Jan 2002 - Jun 2016
14 years 6 months
Cologne, Germany

Managing Director

Pokermania GmbH

Gaming studio for free2play Poker SaaS (PE backed). Ad interim management project.

  • International growth, operations, P&L, HR, Finance, PR, IR
  • Clients: Robby Williams, Linkin Park, Sport1.de, Ellmount, Gameforge etc.
Jan 2002 - Jun 2016
14 years 6 months
Hamburg, Germany

Managing Partner

Selective Goods GmbH

Sales distribution for Simply Chocolate and Artisan Tea both Copenhagen. Ad interim management project.

  • Built successful omni channel structures in GSA from scratch
Jan 2002 - Jun 2016
14 years 6 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Project-Lead FE-Development UX/UI

Sinner Schrader AG (Accenture Song)

One of most renowned digital agencies for digital transformation. Ad interim management project.

  • Project-Lead FE-Development UX/UI for [link]
Jan 2002 - Jun 2016
14 years 6 months
Stockholm, Sweden

Head of International Marketing

bwin.com

European leader in betting & casino. Ad interim management project for Sports betting & Poker Online.

  • Head of International Marketing, 130 FTE
  • Sports betting, Poker and Casino real money offers
May 2000 - Sep 2001
1 year 5 months

e-Brand Manager

Unilever-Bestfoods GmbH

Global player in FMCG with brands like Magnum, Langnese, Axe.

  • Internal advisor for digital transformation for all German brands (stuff unit)
  • Coops with MSN/Microsoft and AOL Germany
Sep 1999 - Apr 2000
8 months

Category-Manager Fashion Germany

boo.com Ltd

First global fashion online platform for premium sportswear brands.

  • Premium brands: Puma, Helly Hansen, Jil Sander, Tretorn
Jan 1997 - Aug 1999
2 years 8 months

Marketing-Manager International Fire&Ice

Willy Bogner GmbH

Premium German sportswear company.

  • International B2B and B2C activities, fairs, sponsoring, events, Marketing Communications, PR

Summary

How can I help you grow? With over 20 years of experience leading brands and sales businesses across international markets, I specialize in turning strategic vision into measurable results. I’ve scaled businesses in omnichannel environments, built performing teams, and driven customer-focused innovation that grows sales and awareness alike. My focus is always on creating value for the customer and the company!

Beyond that, I’ve developed a range of business models, managed companies with full P&L responsibility, and taken on side projects to drive growth and transformation.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

BAW

Diploma · Communications · Munich, Germany

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