Founder · Shareholder
Jan Kegelberg
Co-Founder & Shareholder · Digital Commerce, Transformation & Quantum
“Leading companies and teams so that real value is created.”
“Leading companies and teams so that real value is created.”
Jan leads companies through transformation – for over 25 years, from corporations to start-ups. Today as CEO of DeinDesign, as CEO of the quantum computing company EQCITED, and as Interim CXO (jake42, member of the Atreus and EIM networks) for shareholders and leadership teams.
His path runs through the front row of German digital commerce: BCG, zooplus, CEO of the Otto Group subsidiary eSolutions in Moscow (market leader for fashion e-commerce services), Chief Digital Officer of SportScheck, CEO of Inwerk in a private equity setup (€60M P&L, 120 employees). Plus boards: NOSTA Group and the Board of Trustees of the International School of Management.
Strategic and operational transformation of one of Germany’s best-known D2C brands for device personalization.
Quantum computing hardware: a novel neutral-atom platform for 100x computing speed; first funding from IFB Hamburg secured. EQCITED is a partner of our School.
Topic areas: Quantum Value Strategy, AI Capabilities & Compliance, Digital Defense.
Setting strategy and executing it – alongside shareholders and teams, until the value is delivered.
CEO succession of the founders in a private equity buyout: total P&L of €60M, 120 employees, rebuilding the leadership team for DACH and European expansion.
Advisory board of the logistics company; 2018–2025 also Board of Trustees of the International School of Management (ISM).
D2C e-commerce brand for golf apparel and accessories.
Digital strategy of one of Germany’s largest sports retailers: omnichannel, e-commerce, marketplaces, retail media, new business models.
Built e-commerce-as-a-service for over 20 fashion brands: a 60-person team, market leadership in Russia, profitable after three years.
Strategy consulting and first-generation e-commerce; MBA (Ross School of Business, 1996–1998), BA Economics (Utica).
Sparring partner for strategy and growth – with the perspective of 25 years of digital commerce and CEO practice.
Quantum Value Strategy, AI Capabilities & Compliance and Digital Defense – the bridge between our programs and the practice of EQCITED & co.
About the School, in-house programs or a partnership.