Andreas Bovens
Chief Commercial Officer at Whereby
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAndreas Bovens is an experienced product and commercial leader with 14 years in software and nearly two decades shaping products used by millions, now serving as Chief Commercial Officer at Whereby. He combines deep technical product experience from roles at Mozilla and Opera—working on web engines, PWAs and browser platforms—with a proven track record of driving revenue, landing the largest enterprise deal in company history and doubling paid daily active users in a year. Skilled at scaling B2B SaaS in highly regulated sectors like digital health, he aligns engineering roadmaps with GTM to convert innovation into measurable commercial outcomes. A polyglot and global operator, he has led teams across the UK, Norway and Japan and is fluent in English and Dutch with professional Japanese and French. His open-source contributions include front-end and service-worker work on the widely referenced pwa.rocks collection and documentation and analytics improvements for Dev.Opera, reflecting continued hands-on involvement in developer ecosystems. He combines strategic commercial leadership with practical technical chops, making him adept at closing enterprise partnerships that require deep product credibility.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Japanese Studies (with minor in Economics), Master’s Degree Japanese Studies (with minor in Economics) at KU LeuvenJapanese Studies Program Japanese Language, Japanese Studies Program Japanese Language at The University of OsakaResearch Student Japanese copyright law, Research Student Japanese copyright law at Meiji University
Dutch, English, Japanese, French, German, Norwegian, Spanish
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Github Skills (19)
javascript10
progressive-web-apps10
css10
service-worker10
pwapp10
html10
documentation10
ipad9
meta-tags9
google-tag-manager9
viewport9
google-analytics7
opera-extension6
mobile-safari6
mobile6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
pwarocks/pwa.rocks
Feb 2016 - May 2018
A selection of Progressive Web Apps
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:35 commits, 23 PRs, 19 pushes in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Andreas primarily contributed to the front-end of the Progressive Web App (PWA) project. They made updates to the `index.html` file, modifying content, adding metadata (description), and incorporating elements like data tags and Google Analytics tracking. Furthermore, they added and modified the service worker for the PWA, improving its offline capabilities and included SVG images. They also made a series of updates adding new PWA examples into the `index.html` file.
progressive-web-apps
operasoftware/devopera
Oct 2013 - Sep 2016
Repository for Dev.Opera source code
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:238 commits, 16 PRs, 49 pushes in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Andreas's commits primarily involve modifications to the repository's documentation and user interface elements. The changes include updates to the 404 page, improvements to the license information, and modifications to the footer, suggesting a focus on refining the website's content and user experience. Furthermore, the user added and updated the Google Tag Manager code and added search functionality, which indicates an effort to improve the site's analytics capabilities.
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