Hans is president of Suite 48 Analytics, a market research firm focused on mobile photo and video trends. He is also chair of Mobile Photo Connect, the world’s premier conference for the mobile imaging ecosystem, and chairs the mobile photo sessions at photokina and Business Forum Imaging.

Prior to founding Suite 48 Analytics, Hans was sr. director of market research at multimedia software company, Nero, and director of product strategy at desktop publishing software company, Quark.

Hans co-founded Piczo, a teen photo sharing site that in its heydays counted over 25 million registered users.

Hans was also director of professional solutions at imaging software company, Live Picture.

Hans holds a Masters degree in Industrial Economics from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.