FRIDAY announces new hires for its management team
Berlin-based digital insurer FRIDAY announced that it hired Nate Glissmeyer as Chief Platform Officer, and Robin Latz, who will manage FRIDAY’s German branch.
Since 2004, Glissmeyer has held various management positions at Amazon Inc. in Seattle and led technology and product teams at the e-commerce giant. Under his leadership as Director of Product Management numerous innovations were introduced into the market and are still used by millions of Amazon customers every day. Most recently, Glissmeyer was Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer on the board of HolidayCheck Group AG in Munich.
“Nate Glissmeyer has developed innovative technologies at the spearhead of e-commerce. He has made digital platforms and products a success for an audience of millions across national borders. This experience will flow directly into FRIDAY’s customer offer. We are therefore pleased that we have a competent person in charge of the German market on board in Robin Latz. With his wealth of experience, he will lead the German business to profitability by 2025” – Christoph Samwer, CEO FRIDAY.
Nate Glissmeyer’s activities will focus on the further development of the digital insurance platform and the optimization of the customer experience. In 2020 FRIDAY opened a technology hub in Warsaw under the direction of CTO Tristan Schuler. An experienced team in the Polish capital drives innovations and products in cooperation with the Berlin location. “Over the past four years, FRIDAY has shown how digitalization simplifies and improves the insurance experience for customers. I am sure that I can achieve a lot more with this team and its ambition level. I’m looking forward to the next chapter.” – Nate Glissmeyer.
“FRIDAY wants to continue its rapid growth and increase gross premiums fivefold to 150 million euros over the next five years. The developments in the German market are decisive.” – Robin Latz.
The insurance business economist, Robin Latz, has worked in various positions at Allianz and Zurich Versicherung for over a decade. Robin Latz designed product offerings there and ensured sustainable profitability in the portfolio. Robin Latz will use this relevant experience to lead the German business to profitability by 2025.
