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Berlitz has been delivering language education since 1878. Our infamous Berlitz Method is the most effective way to learn a language. And now, with deep investment in AI, we’re enhancing the student experience more than ever.
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Our mission
Improving people's lives globally through language and culture
We help people connect across cultures and succeed in a global world. Through our proven teaching methods and continuous innovation, we make language learning effective and accessible, whether you're an individual learner or a Fortune 500 company.
We're focused on expanding our reach while maintaining the quality that's made us the global leader for over 145 years.
The Berlitz story so far…
145+ years of language learning leadership
Founded in 1878, Berlitz created the Berlitz Method, a revolutionary immersive learning method that transformed language education worldwide. Today we serve millions of learners across nearly 100 countries.
Proven methodology meets AI innovation
Our time-tested method remains the foundation of everything we do. Since 2019, we've enhanced this with AI technology, developing:
- Neural voices and speech recognition
- 24/7 AI chatbot support
- Personalized speaking assessments
- Interactive video avatars
Positioned for growth
We're strategically combining human expertise with AI innovation to capture opportunities in the rapidly expanding language learning market.
Our comprehensive portfolio spans individual language instruction, corporate training, and intercultural services. As AI technology evolves, we're developing more personalized learning paths and adaptive assessment tools, all while maintaining the instructor-led excellence that sets us apart.
This balanced approach positions us to serve growing demand from individual learners for professional and personal development, to Fortune 500 corporations like Apple, Google and Volkswagen to train their global workforce.
Meet the Leadership Team
The team leading Berlitz into its next chapter.
Till Großmaß
Chief Executive Officer, Berlitz and LEH
Daniel Rupp
Chief Financial Officer, Berlitz and LEH
Finance
Kedar Jagatap
VP, Global Accounting
Patrick Krauß
General Counsel
Jeff Attardi
VP, Finance
Silvia Gamarra
Regional CFO, Americas
Rüdiger Gattinger
Financial Controller, Germany
Ichiro Soejima
Head of Accounting & Finance, Japan
Commercial
René Schulz
Chief Commercial Officer
John Leahy
Global Marketing Director
Sylvia Tantzen
Head of Sales and Marketing, DACHPL
Yoshiaki Kawakami
Head of Sales and Marketing, Japan
Rocío Sanz
Key Manager Consumer Sales, Americas
Alejandro Martin
Key Manager Marketing, Americas
Technology
Daniel Schlegel
SVP, Technology & Chief Information Officer
Liz Thomson
VP, Digital Program Transformation
Ramon Rivera
Head of IT & Cloud Operations
Ágota Both
Information Security & Compliance Manager
Alex Lopatsch
Regional IT Manager, Europe
Steven Danieletto
Regional IT Manager, Japan
Davis Forero
Regional IT Manager, Americas
Product
Henning Strahl
VP, GOLD
Jon Hritz
Director, Global Product
Nicolas Potel
Director, Learning Experience
Regional leadership
Mattias Schwarz
EVP Europe; Country Manager, Germany & Switzerland
Deniz Cooknell
Country Manager, Austria
Malgorzata Sprusinska
Country Manager, Poland
Michal Lavi
Country Manager, Israel
Paul Gamble
EVP, Japan
Ralf Peters
EVP, Americas
Viviana Miranda
VP, US
Jorge del Castillo
Country Manager, Mexico
Catalina Acero
Country Manager, Colombia
Ricardo Castro
Country Manager, Chile
Marco Silveira
Country Manager, Brazil
Franchising and new business development
Chris Eden
EVP, Franchising
Michael Engelhaupt
VP, Business Development
