Winc Academy, The Netherlands. Winc Academy has appointed Joran van Aart as new Chief Executive Officer to lead the company in its fast growth and internationalisation. The goal: reskill and prepare as many people as possible for a career as developer or data analyst. Joran brings over a decade of international scale-up experience in online higher education platforms. He served as COO and Chief Growth Officer at Studyportals, where he and the team grew the business from 5 to 150 employees and helped over 485,000 students to enrol in their dream university abroad. “Carla and Marijn have successfully built an impressive academy that taps into a big need: hundreds of students have already graduated and Winc attracts more students every month, who are eager to learn high-demand digital skills and change their career,” he said. “I am excited to be part of this mission, to help students of all walks of life to achieve their dreams, and to help build a workforce that is equipped for the challenges of tomorrow.”