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About
Arne Schepker is an operator and advisor whose work has focused on technology and subscription businesses. As CEO of Babbel, he oversaw the language learning platform's growth to over €300M in annual revenue and more than 20 million subscriptions sold, and earlier held roles at Zalando and Procter & Gamble. He also serves in board and senior advisory capacities and has stated an intention to take on another operating role by late 2026.
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Experience
- IndependentAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentBerlin, Germany
- Career BreakGap year2024 — 2025
- BabbelCEO & Vorstandsvorsitzender2019 — 2024Berlin Metropolitan Area
- BabbelCo-CEO2019
- BabbelCMO2015 — 2019
- Zalando SEVP Brand Marketing2014 — 2015Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Zalando SEHead of Brand Marketing2013 — 2014Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Procter & GambleMarketing Manager Switzerland2010 — 2012Zurich, Switzerland
- Procter & GambleBrand Manager2008 — 2010
- Procter & GambleAssistant Brand Manager2004 — 2008
Skills & more
Go-to-Market StrategyTurnaround & TransformationScaling TeamsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Board GovernanceExecutive LeadershipPerformance MarketingGenerative AI / AI Product StrategyMobile-First DTCSubscription Business ModelsP&L Management3Organizational Leadership1
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Culture ChangeRevenue & Profit GrowthBusiness StrategyIPOBoard of DirectorsBoard LevelMarketing StrategyConsumer GoodsTeam LeadershipSuccessful Business OwnerSubscriptionsFMCGLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
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- Who is Arne Schepker?
- Arne Schepker is an operator and advisor whose work has focused on technology and subscription businesses. As CEO of Babbel, he oversaw the language learning platform's growth to over €300M in annual revenue and more than 20 million subscriptions sold, and earlier held roles at Zalando and Procter & Gamble. He also serves in board and senior advisory capacities and has stated an intention to take on another operating role by late 2026.
- Where did Arne Schepker go to school?
- Arne Schepker studied at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Diplom, Business Administration); Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (MBA, Business Administration); HEC Montréal (Baccalauréat en administration des affaires (B.A.A.), Business Adminstration).
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Also attended WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management222
John GregerCPO & Portfolio Partner at Burda Principal InvestmentsNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal InvestmentsFriedrich von WulffenPrincipal at Burda Principal InvestmentsSheng Xin YuInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsBorisFounding Partner at Version One VenturesRouven DresselhausInvestor at Cavalry Ventures
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Also attended Indian Institute of Management Bangalore160
Clément DelangueCo-founder & CEO of Hugging FaceMegha PrakashVenture Partner at Episode1Ashu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalVinay SinghCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalNishit GargPartner, Asia at RTP Global
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Also attended HEC Montréal168
Frank BalasSenior Investment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgTom Espiard-CignacoPresident and Managing Director at CapagroElena PavelCFO and Partner at Brightspark VenturesNassim OliveGeneral Partner at Eterna CapitalGenevieve TanguayPartner at Panache VenturesJean-Francois MarcouxCo-Founder & Managing Partner at White Star Capital
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Also attended Northfield Mount Hermon School12
Jonas ClarkPartner at Elm Street VenturesJulie Vaughan MurchinsonInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALZi PanAnalyst at ScOp Venture CapitalJohn BurnhamFounder at Argument Computer CorporationValentin PerezFounder at StudioWhitman FultonExecutive Officer, Director at ConnectDER
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Shared employers
Also worked at Babbel8
Tony AskewFounder Partner at REV Venture PartnersSara BrodinAngel at Expedite VenturesDmitri UvarovskiCo-Founder & CMO at HomedaySteffen WickerCo-Founder & CEO at HomedayKate Eberle WalkerChief Executive Officer at Presence learningJulie HansenFounder at Babbel
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Also worked at Zalando SE58
Kelly BennettExecutive Advisor at TCVMatti HölttäSenior Data & ML Engineer at NGP CapitalSteven TranOperating Partner at Fly VenturesSally HatterVC & Fixed Income Lead - WA at ArtesianAlexander SamwerFounding Partner at PICUS CAPITALRainer MärkleGeneral Partner at HV Capital
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Also worked at Procter & Gamble452
Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechChad SummeBoard Member at CincyTechDjoni de VosPrincipal at Keen Venture PartnersAllison KuziwGlobal Human Resources Executive at Marlin Equity Partners
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