Zalando announces management board rejig: Co-founder David Schneider relinquishes co-CEO role & more
Summary
Berlin-based Zalando announced that it is changing roles in its management board to ensure it can carry out its new plan – to become the “leading” online shopping platform for fashion and lifestyle across Europe. Schneider says, “One of Zalando’s strengths has always been to adapt our strategy and rotate the roles and responsibilities of its strong leadership team to make sure everyone complements each other and serves the ever-changing needs of customers and partners.” Schneider, who started Zalando with Robert Gentz back in 2008, helped grow the company from a small startup selling flip-flops online from their apartment in Berlin to a “leading” e-commerce business in Europe. Schneider adds, “We are thrilled that David Schröder, who has been an integral part of Zalando’s success story since the early days in 2010, will take on the co-CEO role to scale our B2B growth vector. On a personal note, I’m excited to focus even more on serving the needs of partners, lifting our deep partnerships across the industry to the next level.” Other management changes to support ‘ecosystem’ strategy Co-founder Robert Gentz will continue in his role as co-CEO and focus on expanding Zalando’s B2C growth vector to make Zalando the go-to-destination for quality fashion, lifestyle products, and ideas. Zalando’s new strategy aims to capture a larger share of the fashion and lifestyle online shopping world and strengthen its connections with customers and partners.