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Annemieke is an early modern political-institutional historian who has held research and teaching posts at institutions throughout the Netherlands and Belgium and is an associate researcher at the University of Bern. She holds a PhD in history, and has academic interests in both education and digital humanities. Annemieke has been an honorary board member at READ-COOP since 2023, and was elected Chair of the Board in 2025. As the co-operative’s community director, she plays a pivotal role in supporting Transkribus users and building strong partnerships.

Strategy expert Florian has been involved with READ-COOP since 2020, tasked with ensuring processes from marketing to IT run smoothly and efficiently. He holds a Master’s degree in strategic management from the University of Innsbruck. Florian was first elected to the board in 2023, and was elected as Co-Executive Director in 2025. He oversees the Product, Development, and IT teams, and is responsible for the continuous innovation and improvement of the Transkribus platform.

With Master’s degrees in both history and archival science, and a wealth of professional experience in archival services, Michaela understands the problems facing archivists and researchers today, and is adept at balancing these customer needs with business objectives. She joined READ-COOP in 2024 as Customer Success team lead, before becoming Co-Executive Director in 2025. Michaela now oversees the Go-To-Market teams of Sales, Communications, and Customer Success, with a focus on business and organisational development.

Andy studied translation, linguistics, philosophy, and, intermittently, computer science, with a research focus on measuring translation quality with machine- and human-based methods. Professionally, Andy has worked as a translator, IT manager and project collaborator in EU-funded projects, general manager of "innsbruck university innovations", and co-founder and managing director of READ-COOP. As Director of Co-operative Relations, Andy manages key partnerships and works closely with the Transkribus R&D team, ensuring that Transkribus stays at the forefront of technological innovation.

As Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage at the University of Edinburgh, Melissa has dedicated her career to the digitisation of heritage items, focusing on technologies, procedures, and their impact. Melissa is a founding member of READ-COOP and has served as an honorary member of the board since 2019. She is responsible for supporting the use of Transkribus in academic contexts, and building partnerships with the scholarly community.