Appinio appoints Prof. Dr. Jan Kemper as new Chairman of the Advisory Board
Press Release · 13.11.2025 · 3min read
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Hamburg, November 13, 2025 - Appinio, the global AI-powered market research platform, today announced the appointment of Prof. Dr. Jan Kemper to its advisory board and his election as Chairman of the Board. Kemper brings more than 20 years of experience across investment banking, high-growth tech companies, and corporate leadership, having served in senior leadership roles at Zalando SE, ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, and N26 AG. He assumed the Chairman role from Appinio founder Jonathan Kurfess, who remains on the board as a member and will continue to support the company as its founder and majority shareholder.
The change in leadership comes at a time when Appinio is accelerating its international expansion and further professionalising its governance structures.
The leadership revamp comes as Appinio accelerates its global expansion and further professionalizes its governance to drive continued success internationally. Kemper has a track record of scaling industry leaders through roles including CFO of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, CFO/COO of N26, and guiding Zalando SE from startup to public company, including its €526m IPO in 2014. At ProSiebenSat.1, he formed NuCom Group and led multiple M&A deals; at N26, he managed rapid growth and a $900 million funding round. Across his career, he has raised over €6 billion, executed more than 15 M&A transactions exceeding €10 billion in value, co-founded firms like Ryzon GmbH, and advised startups, corporates, and family businesses as Senior Advisor with McKinsey & Company.
Appinio founder Jonathan Kurfess:“We are excited to welcome Jan as our new Chairman. His unparalleled experience in both hyper-growth startups and large corporations will help ensure Appinio has the necessary strategic oversight and best-in- class governance as we continue on our journey to become the global category leader in AI-driven market research. I look forward to working closely with him as we establish Appinio as the decision-making backbone for businesses worldwide."
Jan Kemper: "I am excited to join Appinio at such a pivotal stage. The company’s mission to make research effortless, predictive, and tied directly to business outcomes resonates deeply with me. Appinio’s innovative blend of an AI-powered platform with expert research consultancy positions it to become an essential decision-making engine for companies. I look forward to working with the entire Appinio team to drive the next chapter of growth and global impact"
Kemper's appointment comes as Appinio evolves from a quantitative research provider into a comprehensive research platform. By integrating AI and market research expertise across both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, Appinio is executing its mission to make high-quality insights faster and more accessible to businesses of all sizes
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About Appinio
Appinio is a global market research company that combines an AI-powered platform with expert consultancy to help companies make better decisions. Trusted by over 3,000 organizations worldwide, Appinio's automated quantitative research platform delivers insights that are both effortless and scientifically rigorous. By uniting automation with dedicated research expertise, the company resolves the traditional tension between speed and quality in market research. Appinio is expanding this foundation into a comprehensive research infrastructure that spans both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, integrating extensive human panel networks with AI-driven synthetic insights. Founded in Hamburg in 2014 by Jonathan Kurfess, Max Honig, and Kai Granaß, Appinio today serves clients worldwide
The company operates remote-first and has been profitable for several years. With a diverse team of over 270 employees from more than 35 nations, Appinio continues to drive innovation and maintain its leading role in the market research sector.
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