About us

Zankyou was created in 2007 following the wedding of one of its founders.

We created Zankyou after having seen through our own experiences that there was no wedding list and wedding webpage service that adapted to the needs of our generation; we get married later, we've often lived together already and we frequently have guests coming from abroad.

Today, Zankyou offers its services in a range of European countries, Mexico and the USA in six different languages (German, French, English, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish).

In terms of numbers, in 2008-9, more than 10,000 couples created their wedding webpage through Zankyou, more than 15,000 gifts were given via Zankyou gift lists and every month more than 400,000 users use the web, with an average of 2 million page visits per month.

Zankyou was selected as one of the top 20 websites worldwide (and the number 1 in Europe) for event organizing by the US web 2.0 specialist Feedmyapp.

Zankyou works with "La Caixa" savings bank - Europe's biggest in terms of assets and client numbers - for the management of the wedding lists.

Guillermo Fernández Riba (See profile)

Co-founder. Guillermo realized that there was a lot to do in the wedding industry after he organized his own wedding. He is responsible for sales and marketing. Guillermo has a Master's of Science in mining engineering from the UPM (Madrid) and a Master's in Management from HEC Paris, as well as has more than 10 years' experience as VP Sales at Boursorama Banque (France's biggest online bank), Branch Network Director at CaixaBank France and as a consultant at Diamondcluster (today known as Oliver Wyman).

Javier Calleja (See profile)

Co-founder. Javier, who is right now working hard organizing his own wedding, is in charge of Finance and Operations at Zankyou. He is in daily contact with our technical and commercial partners to ensure that the website is working properly and constantly evolving. He worked for over 10 years as a consultant for Arthur Andersen and Diamondcluster (today known as Oliver Wyman). Javier holds a Master's in Telecommunications Engineering and attended INSEAD where he did his MBA.

Helen Jones

Helen Jones is in charge of our English-language services. Originally from Wales, Helen has a background in media, advertising and education and appears frequently on BBC Radio. She is specialist in writing content for international audiences and has written on subjects as varied as international trade and real estate, tourism, politics and, of course, weddings.

Priscille de Kervenoael

Priscille is responsible for the French Market. Prior to joining Zankyou, Priscille did her Master's degree in international commerce and worked in sales and human resources functions in Paris and Montpellier. Her dynamism carried her from the textile sector to HR consulting and from there to Zankyou.

Roseline Yang

Roseline is in charge of the customer service team. Passionate about communication and multicultural relations, Roseline's experience is as diverse as her virtues. She has worked for AIESEC as Human Resources Vice President and for some of the most important multinationals such as Danone and American Express. Roseline holds a Master's in Administration from ISC Paris and completed her international MBA at the University of Hamburg.

Mariana Ortigao

Head of the Portuguese and Brazilian market. When she was organizing her wedding Mariana launched her first Internet project and that was 9 years ago! Then she worked for several years in tourism and leisure projects. Mariana started her career in HR in Deloitte Consulting in Lisbon and in Executive Search companies in Portugal and Spain. She has a degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Kent and a postgraduate degree in HR Management from Lisbon's ISG.

Simona Spinola

Simona is responsible for the Italian Market. Simona has a degree in Communications and Art History and has worked in press offices, publishing houses and marketing and communication agencies. Thanks to her Master's in Editing and a passion for photography, at Zk Simona specializes in taking care of texts and images.

Mirjam Ziegler

Mirjam is in charge of the German market. She studied Spanish and English at the University of Tübingen (Germany), with a period in 2009 at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and currently lives in Dublin, where she is perfecting her English. She has worked in sales and customer services and is especially interested in intercultural communication and languages.