Rocket Internet, Stefan Krause and Pierre Louette to Join Supervisory Board
Summary
The Supervisory Board of Berlin-based Rocket Internet (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: ISIN DE000A12UKK6, RKET) has proposed Stefan Krause and Pierre Louette as new members at the annual general meeting on June 9, 2016.They will succeed Lorenzo Grabau and Erik Mitteregger to increase the number of Supervisory Board members independent of Rocket Internet shareholders.Mr. Grabau and Mr. Mitteregger will resign from the Rocket Internet Supervisory Board effective June 9, 2016.Rocket Internet builds and invests in Internet companies with proven online business models in five industry sectors of online and mobile retail services that make up a significant share of consumer spending: Food & Groceries, Fashion, General Merchandise, Home & Living and Travel.Its network of companies operates a variety of business models in over 110 countries on six continents with more than 36,000 employees at the end of 2015.