Zalando will be switching up its C-suite come Sept. 1 to match the change in plans that it announced in March. The objective is to increase market share in “pan-European fashion” and “lifestyle e-commerce” through B2C and B2B expansion.
Co-founder David Schneider will be giving up the post of co-CEO to take up a “Management Board role,” where he will be dealing with B2B and B2C partnerships. His fellow co-CEO and fellow co-founder, Robert Gentz, will be staying where he is and working on B2C expansion.
Gentz’s new co-CEO will be the current Chief Operating Officer, David Schröder, who will be spending his time on B2B business for European e-commerce on and off the Zalando platform. Schröder joined the company in 2010, two years after its founding. He was Chief Financial Officer until 2022 and Senior Vice President of Convenience until 2019.
Meanwhile, Chief People Officer Astrid Arndt will be taking on “the additional responsibility of strengthening Zalando’s corporate functions,” and Dr. Sandra Dembeck will be taking charge as Chief Financial Officer.
Zalando’s new plans call for “strong growth and continued margin progression in the medium term through 2028.” It says it is “opening up” its logistics, software and services for B2B e-commerce – a line that the company sees “developing into a multi-billion-euro business.”
