About Ans
Starting off as a student project in 2015, our founders Kerim and Benjamin noticed the need for digitising paper-based assessments. During their time as teaching assistants they noticed reviewing written assignments could be made more efficient by making use of digital tooling. Today, we help more than 75.000 educators around the world assess their students. To do so, we have grown into a company with more than 40 employees representing 15+ nationalities.
At Ans, we are committed to bringing satisfying assessing to all educators around the world. We strive to do so by making assessing more enjoyable every time.
Meet the team
![Alan Zhong](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/alan_zhong-a5aa03e3.jpg)
Alan Zhong
Developer
![Alexandru Cozma](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/alexandru_cozma-0fcd49ff.jpg)
Alexandru Cozma
Designer
![Andrei Mankou](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/andrei_mankou-079b169e.jpg)
Andrei Mankou
Business Developer
![Angela Konijn](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/angela_konijn-10eeb976.jpeg)
Angela Konijn
Customer Success Manager
![Benjamin Wols](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/benjamin_wols-9e54b974.jpg)
Benjamin Wols
Co-founder, Director, Head of Engineering
![Branko Dordevic](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/branko_dordevic-a3c2a47e.jpg)
Branko Dordevic
Developer
![Brooke Henshall](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/brooke_henshall-b5915aff.jpg)
Brooke Henshall
Product Specialist
![Christopher Smith Idehenre](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/christopher_idehenre-ecdb8c84.jpg)
Christopher Smith Idehenre
Business Developer
![Devoney Schmits](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/devoney_schmits-2ac02a6d.jpg)
Devoney Schmits
Product Specialist
![Dominique Danco](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/dominique_danco-be4937d0.jpg)
Dominique Danco
Lead Developer
![Eva Mekel-Bosch](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/eva_mekel-bosch-65bbefae.jpg)
Eva Mekel-Bosch
Head of People
![Felix de Jonge](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/felix_de_jonge-e78b67c9.jpg)
Felix de Jonge
Developer
![Fia Hacklin](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/fia_hacklin-c6b0765e.jpg)
Fia Hacklin
Developer
![Gregorie Candelaria](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/gregorie_candelaria-1f3a54c9.jpg)
Gregorie Candelaria
Lead Developer
![Hein Gijsman](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/hein_gijsman-82932511.jpg)
Hein Gijsman
Product Manager
![Ina Hu](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/ina_hu-b28041bb.jpg)
Ina Hu
People Officer
![Johan van den Heuvel](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/johan_van_den_heuvel-8f0abaca.jpg)
Johan van den Heuvel
Head of Business
![Jozef Chen](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/jozef_chen-df58f6d1.jpg)
Jozef Chen
Developer
![Kerim Haccou](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/kerim_haccou-f537c1d2.jpg)
Kerim Haccou
Co-founder, Director, Head of Product
![Leon van Diepen](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/leon_van_diepen-3ff0f8e3.jpg)
Leon van Diepen
Product Specialist
![Lorenzo Billi](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/lorenzo_billi-ed1d60e6.jpg)
Lorenzo Billi
Business Developer
![Madalina Bulumac](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/madalina_bulumac-6b9cae8d.jpg)
Madalina Bulumac
Business Developer
![Matthijs Hofele](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/matthijs_hofele-5109da7f.jpg)
Matthijs Hofele
Developer
![Niki Ellena Tholen](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/niki_ellena_tholen-dd75ed70.jpeg)
Niki Ellena Tholen
Customer Success Manager
![Ranya Bazyan](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/ranya_bazyan-385c9a24.jpg)
Ranya Bazyan
Product Specialist
![Ruslan Hassonov](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/ruslan_hassonov-321253d9.jpg)
Ruslan Hassonov
Developer
![Thomas Hazenoot](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/thomas_hazenoot-d9c7819a.jpg)
Thomas Hazenoot
UX Researcher
![Velid Aganovic](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/velid_aganovic-5d871655.jpeg)
Velid Aganovic
Lead Developer
![William Hagen](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/william_hagen-12f5407b.jpg)
William Hagen
Marketing Manager
![Yulia Abanshina](https://assets-edu.ans.app/assets/ans/members/yulia_abanshina-1d17ab02.jpeg)
Yulia Abanshina
Designer