N26 announced the appointment of Dr. Jan Kemper as Chief Financial Officer. The new appointment will see Jan join a strengthened N26 leadership team that has welcomed several prominent industry figures in the last 6 months as the company gears up for its next phase of growth.
Jan brings decades of experience leading and building finance and operations teams, as well as a strong background in M&A and IPO. Having served as Group CFO at German DAX 30-listed entertainment company ProsiebenSat.1 Media SE from 2017 to 2019, Jan was most recently Managing Director at Omio. He brings with him extensive expertise in scaling companies of all sizes and stages of growth, most notably as the CFO of Zalando SE, where he was an instrumental part of the team that grew the company from a Berlin-based start-up to one of Europe’s most successful e-commerce companies. In his eight years at the company, Jan helped grow their market capitalization to 11BN EUR from 2010 to 2017 and led their successful IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2014.
As the CFO, Jan will report directly to N26 co-founder Maximilian Tayenthal, who will take on the role of co-CEO alongside CEO Valentin Stalf, with both co-founders continuing to retain oversight of their current areas of responsibility within the organization.
Maximilian Tayenthal, co-CEO and co-founder of N26: “I’m very happy to welcome another seasoned leader to the N26 family. Jan’s track record in scaling companies from start-up through IPO will be invaluable as we set in motion our plans for the future.”
Jan Kemper: “It’s a really exciting time to be joining N26, a dynamic and successful disruptor in the finance industry with the opportunity to provide radically better banking for millions. I look forward to working with their team of leaders and innovators as we accelerate N26 towards its growth ambitions in the coming years.”
Jan is set to begin in his new role in H2 this year, working alongside both co-founders as a member of N26’s Executive Leadership Team.
