Oxford Saïd Executive MBA student and CEO, Jan Baan, has been named by Forbes as one Europe’s leading young entrepreneurs.
Jan has made the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Europe 2023 list and is the CEO of a 145-year-old former shoe company based in the Netherlands. His brand has become a leading apparel and e-commerce one, and he now employs 650 full-time workers and generates $132 million annual net revenue. Forbes recognised Jan’s innovation and leadership in expanding his family business, Omoda. The recognition places him among a select group of young leaders helping transform business and society through impact.
He commented on the accolade: 'It's not only proof and recognition of what I've been working towards, but what we at Omoda have been doing, particularly the transition we've been through.' Under his direction, his e-commerce business is now one of Europe's fastest-growing online clothing companies with a mission: 'Our vision is to tap into the inspirational and emotional side of fashion shopping, which is neatly summarised by our tagline: "The fashion store that loves you back''.
'Over the past few years, we've become a truly online retailer with a strong offline presence and have added apparel to our lines for the first time ever, after solely selling shoes for 145 years. Clearly, it's been a challenging journey, but this is enormous recognition for all the hard work that the team have put in and the risks they have taken to make it happen.'