Management
Andreas Bodczek
Managing Director, Co-Founder
At SponsorPay, Andreas is in charge of finance, development of our advertising platform and advertiser relations, as well as the overall evolution of the company.
In his previous role as CEO of Telefónica Deutschland, Andreas was responsible for the German fixed net operation of the Spanish telecoms group. He led the development of the company’s nationwide wholesale and B2B broadband business as well as the post-merger integration with O2 Germany. Before becoming Managing Director, Andreas held sales and finance executive roles in Telefónica’s German and UK subsidiaries. Andreas started his career in 1999 as a member of Bertelsmann’s Junior Management Programme.
Andreas earned an MBA from the Munich School of Management.
Janis Zech
Managing Director, Chief Revenue Officer, Co-Founder
Janis is responsible for publisher relations, marketing & human ressources at SponsorPay. Previously he was project manager at Team Europe Ventures, where he was responsible for investment proposals and the company's own startup projects. Janis already developed his passion for starting businesses during his business studies at the University Witten/Herdecke.
Markus Knoke
Chief Technology Officer
Markus is the head of SponsorPay’s product management and IT team. He brings extensive experience in web application development from his prior work at different startups and at global management consulting company Accenture. There he held the position of Project Manager for a 50-person development team and was responsible for the successful implementation of e-commerce projects for a renowned European logistics company. Markus studied Management in Göttingen and at UC Berkeley.
Philipp Bernecker
Chief Operating Officer
Philipp is responsible for advertiser relations, internationalization as well as operational processes at SponsorPay. Previously he co-founded GratisPay, which was acquired by SponsorPay in February 2010. At GratisPay, he was in charge of advertiser relations and operative management.
Philipp studied Business Administration and Management at WHU Vallendar.
Jan Beckers
Board, Co-Founder
Jan was responsible for publisher relations and marketing at SponsorPay.
As serial entrepreneur and venture partner at Team Europe Ventures, Jan's passion is to build companies and accompany them in their early stages. Recently he co-founded the online entreprises Madvertise.de and Absolventa.de and brought their co-founders and subsequent directors into the companies. Previously he had successfully founded an online portal and an event agency. With his investment vehicle JB-Ventures Jan is invested in several other startups, such as Brands4Friends.de or Goclio.com.
Jan has studied in Münster and holds a diploma in Business Administration with a focus on marketing and cooperation between companies. He spends his free time with travel, sports or parties. Jan blogs occasionally at Gruenderszene.de, as well as his personal blog JanBeckers.com