Franz Duge

Franz Duge has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Franz is currently the Head of E-Commerce at TonerPartner GmbH, a position they have held since July 2021. Prior to this, Franz served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Celebrity News AG / Promiflash.de from October 2017 onwards. Before that, they were the Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board at the same company from October 2012 to September 2017.

From October 2015 to June 2021, Franz worked as an Interim Marketing and Innovation Manager for eBay and Eprimo at their own company, Franz Duge. Franz was responsible for various tasks including working on projects for eprimo, an online energy provider.

Franz also has experience as the Head of Marketing at Rausch Privat-Chocolatiers GmbH & Co. KG from April 2017 to February 2019. In this role, they were in charge of increasing new customer numbers and developing the existing customer base for the online shop (www.rausch.de) through CRM strategies.

Before that, Franz held the position of Marketing Manager at kfzteile24 GmbH from December 2014 to September 2015. Franz was responsible for branding initiatives, including major sponsorships such as DTM and FC Paderborn.

Additionally, Franz has entrepreneurial experience, having founded PresentHub in July 2013. PresentHub was a CRM extension that allowed customers or prospects to be gifted with a single click. Franz served as both the founder and sales representative for this company until November 2014.

Franz's career began at chocri, an online chocolate and praline company that offers customized products. Franz was a co-founder and worked in marketing from September 2008 to June 2013. During this time, chocri received recognition and support, including winning the Wirtschaftswoche-Gründerpreis (Entrepreneurship Award) and receiving a strategic investment from Ritter Sport.

Franz Duge received their Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Marketing from Steinbeis Hochschule, completing their education from 2010 to 2013. In addition, they obtained several certifications including the Baumgarten-Wagon-Preis from TU-Berlin, the KfW-Gründerpreis Bundessieger from KfW, and the Gründerpreis from Wirtschaftswoche, although the specific dates of these certifications are not provided.