MANAGEMENT
THE TEAM BEHIND ROCKET INTERNET
Managing Directors Germany - Berlin
Alexander Kudlich
Managing Director
Berlin
Alexander Kudlich
Managing Director
Berlin
Alexander is Managing Director of the Rocket Internet GmbH. He previously worked at Axel Springer AG for 6+ years, first as Personal Assistant to the CEO and later as Regional Managing Director for Zanox. Alexander holds a Master Degree in Finance and Accounting from University of St.Gallen (HSG), a M.A. in Philosophy from UCL and an MBA from ESMT.
Arnt Jeschke
Founder & Managing Director
Berlin
Arnt Jeschke
Founder & Managing Director
Berlin
Arnt joined Rocket Internet in 2009 as Managing Director in Berlin and is responsible for Finance and Administration. Prior to joining Rocket, Arnt worked for Jamba!/iLove as Director of Finance, at Deutsche Bank in Controlling and at KPMG as audit manager. Arnt studied at the HEC in Paris, the Bocconi in Milan and holds a Master's degree in International Management from the University of Cologne.
Dr. Johannes Bruder
Managing Director
Berlin
Dr. Johannes Bruder
Managing Director
Berlin
Before joining Rocket as Managing Director in Berlin, Johannes worked for Google in Germany and founded a venture in the social/mobile space. He holds a PhD in Economics, doing research into the impact of corporate diversification on innovation and risk taking. Johannes studied Economics in St. Andrews, London, Hamburg, and Berkeley, supported by the German National Academic Foundation.
Jan Wilmking
Founder & Managing Director
Berlin
Jan Wilmking
Founder & Managing Director
Berlin
Jan Wilmking is Managing Director of Rocket Internet GmbH in Berlin. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School and worked seven years as consultant with McKinsey & Company.
International Experts
Andreas Winiarski
Global Head of PR
Andreas Winiarski
Global Head of PR
Andreas is a passionate media guy. Before joining Rocket Internet as Global Head of Public Relations, he worked for the Chief Editorial Staff of BILD, Europe's biggest newspaper, and for BILD.de. He was Press Spokesman at Axel Springer AG and has worked for the Global Public Relations of Bayer Schering Pharma AG. Andreas studied economics supported by Schering AG and communications, history and politics with a scholarship of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
Christian Senitz
International CFO
Christian Senitz
International CFO
Before joining Rocket Internet as International CFO in Germany, Christian worked for FREO Group in Luxembourg and EY Germany and the US in Audit and Transaction advisory. Christian holds a degree in business law from FH Nordostniedersachsen in Lueneburg, Germany, and has qualified as certified tax advisor and certified public auditor in Germany.
Christian von Hardenberg
Global CTO
Christian von Hardenberg
Global CTO
Before joining Rocket Internet as Global CTO in Berlin, Christian was CEO at Metaversum. He also developed 3D game engines in C++, researched on computer vision, did business consulting at BCG and McKinsey, and crossed the Alps on foot. Christian holds a master degree in business administration and electrical engineering from Technical University of Berlin.
Dr. Franziska Leonhardt
General Counsel
Dr. Franziska Leonhardt
General Counsel
Before joining Rocket Internet as General Counsel, Franziska worked for the international law firm Clifford Chance in Frankfurt/Main where she specialized in M&A and private equity. Franziska is admitted as a German lawyer and holds a PhD in law.
Dr. Jan Jacobs
Director Human Resources International
Dr. Jan Jacobs
Director Human Resources International
Jan is Director HR International at Rocket Internet. Before joining, he worked as consultant at McKinsey & Company. He holds a Ph.D. for research on organizational change, and a Diplom in Computer Science.
Ferdinand von Kalm
Global COO
Ferdinand von Kalm
Global COO
Before joining Rocket Internet as Global Chief Operations Officer, Ferdinand worked for Nestlé within Finance & Operations across 5 continents. Ferdinand holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and ESADE, Spain.
Jacob Bro
Director Global Product Management
Jacob Bro
Director Global Product Management
Since joining Rocket Internet in 2011, Jacob has played a key role in building up Rocket Internet Australia and is currently based in Singapore where he is leading regional product management and new product launches for our major e-commerce ventures in South East Asia. Jacob is a Copenhagen Business School major, and before Rocket his endeavors include management consulting and co-founding a Danish start-up in the digital content and publishing space.
Jens Kade
Head of Global Finance Task Force
Jens Kade
Head of Global Finance Task Force
Before he came to Rocket as Head of the Global Finance Task Force, Jens co-founded several companies, led the financial sector in the DADP news agency, built up the financial sector as well as the affiliate payment system at zanox.de AG, and led the financial division at netzeitung.de.
Luis Hanemann
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Luis Hanemann
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Before joining Rocket Internet as CMO in Residence on a global level, Luis worked for several ecommerce companies like smava and eDarling, and managed his own web projects. All in all he has 10+ years of work experience in the field of Online Marketing and e-commerce. Luis holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany.
Markus Gerlitzki
Director Global Customer Management
Markus Gerlitzki
Director Global Customer Management
Before joining Rocket Internet as Director Global Customer Management in the Berlin headquarters, Markus worked for SHS VIVEON AG. Markus holds a Diploma degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Applied Science Berlin, Germany.
Matthias Müller
Head of Special Projects
Matthias Müller
Head of Special Projects
Before joining Rocket Internet as Head of Global Idea Scouting, Matthias worked for Holtzbrinck Digital and Holtzbrinck Ventures as Investment Analyst. Matthias holds a Master's degree from the Hochschule Reutlingen.
Ronny Rentner
CTO
Ronny Rentner
CTO
For more than 15 years, Ronny has been working in the area of web development and e-commerce. As a software engineer and consultant Ronny was involved in large scale CMS projects for companies like Bayer Schering Pharma and Gruner + Jahr. During the last years he has gained lots of experience with fast moving, agile processes by leading e-commerce projects based on Magento and symfony as well as taking over the CTO role for different technology startups. Overall, this is a perfect fit for his role at Rocket Internet.
Simon Ritter
CMO in Residence
Simon Ritter
CMO in Residence
Before joining Rocket Internet as CMO in Residence on a global level, Simon already gained over 10 years of work experience in the online marketing and e-commerce industry. Besides his own projects he worked for an international online marketing agency and led a key account management team which dealt with a range of big international clients.
Uwe Gleitz
VP Investment Management
Uwe Gleitz
VP Investment Management
Uwe is VP Investment Management of the Rocket Internet GmbH. He was previously Managing Director and Cofounder of DropGifts GmbH. Before that, he worked for 6 years in the investment banking advisory division of J.P. Morgan in London. He interned at L'Oréal, Bain & Company, J.P. Morgan and Helaba. Uwe holds a Master of Science in Management, Diplome Grande-Ecole and Diplomkaufmann of the ESCP European Business School.