Jan van Randenborgh
Marly & Jacob

Curriculum Vitae

Jan van Randenborgh

Self-employed in the digital industry since 1999, most of that time as managing director of his own digital agency Kuborgh, which was sold in 2017. On the corporate side since 2022: today, as Managing Director of Bedarf.de, he digitalises purchasing for the fitness and physiotherapy industry.

Experience

  1. Jan 2024 – present

    Managing Director

    Bedarf.de · Cologne/Bonn area

    Bedarf.de builds the procurement solution for the fitness and physiotherapy industry: wholesale, private-label products and digital tools that simplify purchasing for single studios and chains. The company has been independent since 2024 and is no longer part of Sport Alliance. Customers include more than 40 fitness chains and over 3,000 single studios.

  2. Jun 2017 – present

    Founder & Managing Director

    Marly & Jacob GmbH · Cologne

    Founded in the course of the sale of the agency Kuborgh. Marly & Jacob advises on e-commerce projects and digital business models, runs its own software platforms and holds small equity investments.

  3. May 2008 – present

    Managing Director

    Galerie Neuy · Steinfurt, Germany

    Jan van Randenborgh is the grandson of Heinrich Neuy (1911–2003), the youngest Bauhaus artist in Dessau, whose teachers included Wassily Kandinsky, Joost Schmidt and Mies van der Rohe.

  4. Apr 2022 – Dec 2023

    Director E-Commerce

    Sport Alliance GmbH · Cologne

    Move from the agency side to the corporate side: technical responsibility for the then subsidiary Bedarf.de and expansion of digital business models for MySports.

  5. Apr 2019 – Mar 2022

    Technical Director

    denkwerk · Cologne

    Responsible for e-commerce and digital business models at one of Germany’s leading tech and design agencies.

  6. Jul 2017 – Apr 2019

    Chief E-Commerce Officer

    Interlutions GmbH · Cologne

    After the sale of Kuborgh to Interlutions: built and led the e-commerce department, part of the sales team.

  7. Mar 2003 – Jul 2017

    Founder & Managing Director

    Kuborgh GmbH · Cologne and Hamburg

    Digital agency, co-founded with Till Kubelke and run from Hamburg and Cologne with up to 35 employees. Sold to Interlutions (now OPEN) in 2017. Clients included numerous agencies as well as Red Bull (ServusTV) and Fujitsu.

  8. Feb 2013 – Jun 2017

    Founder, shareholder, authorised signatory

    MKR Sports GmbH · Hamburg

    Founded for the app “Global Tennispartner”, which helps players find tennis partners of a matching level worldwide.

  9. Jan 2013 – Jun 2017

    Founder & Managing Director

    KvR Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH · Hamburg

    Holding company through which the Kuborgh founders invested in companies with self-built platforms, apps, shops and capital.

  10. Feb 2004 – Jun 2006

    Freelancer

    Corpex Internet GmbH · Hamburg

    Joint projects with Kuborgh’s hosting partner, including the development of a large real-estate platform.

Education

  1. 1997 – 2003

    Diplom-Wirtschaftsinformatiker (degree in business informatics)

    Fachhochschule Wedel, University of Applied Sciences

Volunteering

  1. Jun 2026 – present

    Deputy Chairman

    HeinrichNeuyBauhausMuseum e.V.

  2. Aug 2014 – Jun 2026

    Chairman

    HeinrichNeuyBauhausMuseum e.V.

  3. Nov 2022 – present

    Chair of the Board of Trustees

    Heinrich Neuy Stiftung

  4. Aug 2014 – Oct 2022

    Member of the Board of Trustees

    Heinrich Neuy Stiftung

  5. Apr 2017 – Dec 2024

    Deputy Chairman, Focus Group Digital Commerce

    Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) e.V.

  6. Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

    Deputy Chairman, Focus Group Social Media

    Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) e.V.

Awards

Awarded to projects Kuborgh was involved in.

  • 2016 GWA EFFIE Awards Silver – Garnier Olia, L’Oréal Germany
  • 2012 Cannes Lion Gold, Media – Stones telling stories
  • 2012 Cannes Lion Bronze, Titanium & Integrated – Stones telling stories
  • 2012 Red Dot Award: Communication Design – Stones telling stories

Publications

  • 2020 “Digital im Museum – Ein Rundgang mit Jan van Randenborgh”, Digitalberatung.de podcast (in German)
  • 2015 “Technologien im Umgang mit Big Data”, BVDW Social Media Kompass 2015/2016 (in German)

Certifications

  • Shopware Certified Advanced Developer
  • Shopware Certified Developer
  • Shopware Certified Template Engineer
  • Shopware Certified Partner

Languages

  • German – native
  • English – business fluent
  • Spanish – basic

Focus areas

  • Management
  • E-commerce
  • E-commerce consulting
  • Digital business development
  • Wholesale
  • Procurement processes

Source and latest version: LinkedIn profile