Exclusive: Nebenan.de expands management team

Philipp Witzmann becomes third managing director of the neighborhood network.

Since the first of October, Philipp Witzmann is the third part of the management team of nebenan.de. Startbase learned this in advance. Previously, the 40-year-old worked as CCO for the online neighborhood network, which claims to have around 2.5 million users. He joins the previous managing directors Ina Remmers and Till Behnke. Witzmann's area of responsibility is the operational business. He is to lead the start-up to break-even.

As CCO, he was previously responsible for the commercial area of the company. He has been working for nebenan.de, which was founded in 2015, since 2020. Previously, Witzmann worked at Wayfair and Vodafone, among others. While Ina Remmers will continue to look after the brand and corporate communications, Till Behnke will focus on public affairs and internationalization in the future.

Nebenan.de is open to verified neighbors, non-profit organizations, municipalities and local businesses. All these players should be able to network and exchange information there. Witzmann now wants to put this social mission to commercial use: "I can help build a unique business model at nebenan.de and am rock-solidly convinced of the platform's economic potential," he says.