Remco van Zanten

Remco van Zanten is the Interim Co-CEO and Board Advisor at Prodigy Finance. Remco has also served as the Senior Vice President at Booking.com, the Vice President of Strategic Growth and Investments at Zalando SE, and the Senior Director of Business Development/New Markets at bol.com.

Remco van Zanten has over 10 years of experience in the technology and startup industries. Remco started their career at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where they worked for three years before moving to Vinted / Kleiderkreisel. At Vinted / Kleiderkreisel, they were responsible for launching the German business and expanding into new markets.

In 2012, Remco van Zanten joined Zalando SE as the Vice President of Strategic Growth and Investments. In this role, they were responsible for leading the company's growth strategy and investments. During their time at Zalando SE, the company grew from €1 billion to €5 billion in annual revenue.

In 2015, Remco van Zanten joined Booking.com as the Senior Vice President (CCO). In this role, they led the worldwide Partner Services department, which consisted of a 3000+ person Commercial Go-to-Market organization in 150+ local offices worldwide, 250+ person Partner Product Development organization, and a 250+ person Content Agency. Under Remco's leadership, the department acquired and empowered 1.5

Remco van Zanten has a MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management in Strategic marketing & Finance. Remco also has a MsC in Business Engineering & Corporate Finance from the University of Groningen. For their Undergraduate degree, they studied Liberal arts / Business at Wittenberg University. Remco also has a VWO from Erasmiaans Gymnasium. Remco's certifications are from the International Coaching Federation in Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and from the Foundation for Natural Leadership in Certified facilitator for Nature Leadership Trail (in Africa).