Meet the Team
Founder & CEO
Till Faida
Entrepreneur with a professional background in online marketing
Founder & Chairman
Tim Schumacher
Serial entrepreneur with a passion for challenging Internet projects
Developer
Eric Hughes
Writes code, preferably though of necessity not exclusively, in strongly typed languages
Head of Business Development
Christian Dommers
Business developer, entrepreneur and project manager with a background in Internet publishing
Founder & Developer
Wladimir Palant
Computer scientist and the original developer of Adblock Plus
Developer
Oleksandr Paraska
Longtime Adblock Plus for IE developer (yes, seriously). Loves making crêpes.
Technical Project Manager
Sebastian Noack
Longtime open source developer who loves playing volleyball and board games
Manager of Global Partnerships
Job Plas
Geek-in-training who loves The Office, Gangnam Style and schnitzel. Has MSc & BBA in international business.
CTO
Felix Dahlke
Obsessive programmer passionate about open source and games
Developer
Dave Barker
Bristol based programmer, percussionist
General Counsel
Kai Recke
Attorney specialized in online law and guidance for creative IT companies
Data Scientist
Jessica Peterka-Bonetta
Psychologist with a passion for anything related to data. Investigates Internet addiction in the scope of her PhD and loves to analyze social media data.
Accounting Assistant
Nadja Wilms
Trained paralegal who keeps the administration and accounting in order
UX Researcher
Ann-Lee Chou
User-centered advocate and design thinker with a background in tech and downward dog
Head of Product
Aaron Thornburgh
Product manager, designer, strategist, and science fiction reader
Project Manager (Flattr)
Linus Olsson
Has something to say about everything, apparently
Flattr BizDev Manager
Karina Keim
Business geek who loves tech, dogs, cartoons and sports.
Developer
Arthur Kawa
Longtime Adblock Plus contributor who loves music, concerts and bacon
Director of Communications
Ben Williams
Previously worked in government, but likes wearing jeans better. Also likes writing, records and pork.
Art Director
Christiane Stelberg
Austro-German designer who likes to keep calm and make things look better
Filter List Administrator
Amr Makram
An international citizen who dreams of playing a significant role in global and sustainable Peacebuilding
Public Affairs Manager
Jan Oczenasek
International Relations student fascinated by politics and communication. Loves to swim, go bouldering, read graphic novels and advocate Linux.
Social Media Manager
Susie Concannon
Passionate about creating 140 character content and building communities. Loves traveling, chocolate, and baseball.
Data Engineer
Lena Kryvonos
Loves to delete code, drinks black coffee with black pepper on top
QA Manager
Scott Cheer
Bug creator extraordinaire. Scott also loves video games and dogs, but who doesn't?
Head of Communications
Laura Dornheim
Enjoys lobbying for a better Internet. Never shy of words and never seen in anything else but black.
Developer
Thomas Greiner
Web enthusiast and developer with strong beliefs on openness, transparency and accessibility
Software Tester
Robert Raceanu
Wants to make a difference whilst enjoying the ride
Global Partnership Manager
Yuxi Yu
Enjoys cross-cultural stuffs: people, food and business. Occasionally gets wanderlust.
Filter List Manager
Nicole Jones
Passionate about improving processes, proactively using data and going on adventures
Data Analyst
Daniel Bendel
Coming from the field of Economics, diving into the field of Data Science!
Localization Manager
Tamara Blasco
A perfectionist who enjoys books, video games, TV series, movies, technology and learning new languages
Data Protection Officer
Judith Nink
Attorney who is passionate about data privacy and specializes in technology and online law. Loves sports, especially handball.
Technical Account Manager
Henning Seydel
Problem solver with a passion for connecting technology and business, good food and traveling
Creative Copywriter
Tom Woolford
A word-wrangling wannabe hipster who can't grow a beard. Into music, literature, travelling and games.
Whitelist Maintainer
Jasmine Chee
Passionate about doing things efficiently. Gets excited over geeky stuff. Never one to say "no" to quality chocolates.
DevOps Engineer
Mathias J. Hennig
Open source evangelist who doesn't only write code, but speaks it
Account Manager
Manuel Caballero
Art lover, bass player, headbanger, cat owner, mountaineer
CFO
Steffen Kiedel
Finance person passionate about growing companies
Developer
Julian Doucette
Full-time Libre Software Contributor.
Developer
René Jeschke
Coder by nature, optimization zealot, member of the anonymous NIH-aholics
Software Tester
Ross Green
Constantly breaking things and attempting to put them back together. Likes development, skateboarding and cats.
Developer
Sergei Zabolotskikh
Loves solving problems and enjoying the good things in life
Head of People Operations
Maren Böger
People person who's seriously addicted to sports. Always hunting for talent ... or chocolate.
Developer
Tristan Lucas
The sheep, always either a cup of coffee, a keyboard or a guitar at his hands
Technical Account Manager
Edmundo Sanchez
Bass player, web dev learner, problem and non-problem solver and punk rocker
Monitoring Specialist, Known Issues List Maintainer
Dung Le
Student of Technical logistics who likes to do origami, gaming and urban drawing
Content Developer
Lisa Bielik
User-centered advocate and writer. A teenage goth kid at heart. Metalhead, pit bull advocate, coffee aficionado and 80s horror movie buff.
Developer
Manvel Saroyan
Open source-minded web developer always looking for good ideas to implement
DevOps Engineer
Frederik Spiegel
Likes writing code, automating things and hanging out with "real" pirates from the 18th century
Account Manager
Caroline Louwette
Highly committed team player with a creative and bubbly personality who wants to travel the world
Acceptable Ads Monitoring Specialist
Anna-Maria Todorova
One-third animal lover, one-third literature junky, one-third explorer, with a sprinkle of general enthusiasm about life.
International Account Manager
Rotem Dar
A BizDev freak, a jurist and a verbal painter who's after the next opportunity, subtext and Thai noodles
Head of QA
Philip Hill
Tries to improve the quality of nearly everything, especially food, music, photos and software
Developer
Jon Englund
Developer based in Lund. Enjoys playing with new technology, movies, reading, eating delicious food & traveling to exiting places.
Technical Project Manager
Winsley von Spee
Programmer who loves coffee, Downhill and the Mythical Man Month
UX Researcher
Misha Thornburgh
Fact finder, avid reader, and Star-Trek enthusiast with a love of travel, volunteering, and cats
Software Tester
Rick Scott
Explorer of the digital and physical worlds. Loves cross-country skiing, travel, and learning.
Data Scientist
Kirill Pomogajko
Takes the company on a data adventure. Breathes R, lives in a shell and avoids spreadsheets.
Head of Filters
Jutta Horstmann
Former sysadmin, dev, entrepreneur, and consultant. Strong advocate of free software, privacy, feminism, and all things Star {Wars, Trek}.
Mobile Product Manager
Tiago Pregueiro
Design and technology enthusiast. Passionate about travelling and discovering the world. Addicted to good coffee and chess.
Developer
Rose Howell
Computer science grad student interested in software development, security research, snowboarding & travel
DevOps Engineer
Fredrik Lundhag
Old school SysOp with a passion for old computers and new tech. Loves open and free software, metrics and scaling.
Communications Manager
Marsha Grant
Student of English literature. Presumably reading or writing something right now.
Developer
Tom Schuster
Computer science student with a passion for open source and low-level stuff
Technical Project Manager
Mario König
A passionate project manager devoted to the art of making things happen
Technical Project Manager
Ferris Nicolaisen
Norwegian-Irish developer turned operator turned manager. Gave up maritime rock for cats, kids and a podcast.
Whitelist Maintainer
Joana Garcia
Part-time dreamer, full-time curious. Enjoys exercising creativity through different channels.
Director of Publisher Relations
Maciej Wicha
Spent almost 20 years in the digital publishing world; left to join eyeo to make the whole world better
Developer
Vasily Kuznetsov
Programmer, mathematician and rock climber who likes thinking about hard questions and making things simpler
Community Manager
Rachel Brochado
Very sociable one that is committed to people. Has a special care for sustainable development issues and a passion for music.
Visual Designer
Peter Frey
Media person with a hand in almost everything visual in the company that isn't software design
Product Manager
Jeen Low
Passionate about creating intuitive products, understanding people, and sparkly things
Data Scientist
Stephan Porz
Physicist devoted to programming and data analysis. Loves clear structure and elegant visualization.
Developer
Manish Jethani
Software developer who loves to build good experiences, travel the world, and feast on Korean BBQ with a bottle of soju
Technical Recruiter
Florian Damian
Tech Recruiter by day, wanna be anime character who plays ping-pong by night
Community Support Associate
Saša Čuturić
Longtime Adblock Plus fan, now part of the team. Enjoys movies, TV shows and technology.
Developer
Daniel Zhang
Eats natto. Practices yoga. Loves functional and reactive programming.
Acceptable Ads Monitoring Coordinator
Berit Graf
Has a great passion for music, but also enjoys video games, travelling or simply learning something new.
Project Manager (GDPR)
Johanna Hagemeier
Nature and outdoor geek who loves the highlands and steaks. Has a background in psychology and economics.
Technical Recruiter
Joanna Sitarz
Tech Recruiter who likes books, traveling, IT Crowd and a good sense of humor
Product Designer
Martin Velchevski
Designer and programming enthusiast. Loves photography, plays guitar and occasionally fiddles with electronics.
Developer
Hubert Figuiere
Software artisan, passionate about libre software, the web, tabletop games and photography
Project Manager
Nicole Sergeev
Caring personality, always looking for ways to raise the team spirit. Loves hip-hop, tennis and enjoys audio books while jogging.
Technical Account Manager
Otilia Otlacan
Ad techie who left the corporate world to support entrepreneurs in the digital space. Loves plushies, heavy metal, and Yorkshire tea.
Developer
Erik Vold
Loves working on new features for the web
Technical Account Manager
Marcus Bollien
Always willing to find the best solution-driven and business-oriented way. Background in ad tech and complex publisher environments.
Developer
Jens Wangenheim
Problem solver and food waste fighter with much love for nature, sports and cuisine
Developer
Jon Sonesen
Open source enthusiast who enjoys mountains, travel, riding bikes and learning new stuff
IT System Administrator
Darius Kühn
IT evolutionist with a fable for cooking, whiskey, reptiles and visible results in real-time
Developer
Diego Lima
Passionate about music and traveling, bad soccer player, open source and problem-solving enthusiast
DevOps Engineer
Francisco López
Coffee and books junkie, follower of the Unix way, martial arts practitioner
Developer
Anton Smirnov
Has a passion for interior design and architecture. Loves French, perfect software architecture, sports and electronics prototyping.
Developer
Ire Aderinokun
Developer, designer, and advocate for the open web
Office Assistant / Receptionist
Nora Hase
Berliner in Cologne. Takes care of people and things. Foodlover with an addiction to sushi. Photographer in her other life.
Developer
Andy Shephard
Software developer, rock climber, craft beer brewer, DJ, photographer, traveller and all round nice guy
Acceptable Ads Monitoring Specialist
Anna Fediaieva
International culture and management student. Passionate about travelling, reading, fashion, making YouTube videos, foreign languages, Instagram, dogs and chocolate.
IT (Student Intern)
Lior Rosilio
Economics student & system administrator who likes sports and traveling. Doing my best to keep my life as simple as possible.
Visual Designer
Paul Pastourmatzis
Fascinated by all things creative, making videos, photographs, music and hearing voices
Director of Distribution Partnerships
Simonetta Batteiger
Passionate about improving the world around her, both offline and online. Loves art, food, science and people.
Software Tester
Tasha Raynard
Always itching to learn something new, travel enthusiast and game junkie
IT System Administrator
Peter van Dijk
Always happy, calm and yet a little crazy. Eager to learn and enjoy new things even after 17 years of experience in IT administration.
Marketing (Student Intern)
Aaron Scheib
Hobby musician and write looking for new people to have fun and be creative with. Wants to help make the Internet the best place it can be.
Monitoring Specialist
Muzammil Ahmed
A Computer Science student who loves traveling, listening to music and watching movies
Technical Support Specialist
Shannon Bell
Support guru who enjoys being a mommy, learning new technology, listening to music and writing poetry
Technical Support Analyst
Chimuanya (Chichi) Anwuna
Technology enthusiast who believes in making the world a better place by solving one problem at a time
Marketing (Student Intern)
Magdalena Domeracka
Contemporary art enthusiast who likes an informative lecture / documentary and making things better
IT System Administrator
Rikki Robertson-Brown
A geeky gamer and DJ born in the 80s who uses technology powers to help others.
Developer
Andrea Giammarchi
Web Standards and Open Source enthusiast Andrea has worked with both startups and big companies on innovative projects since '00
