Allegro, a leading online marketplace in Poland, today announces the appointment of Francois Nuyts as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 August 2018. Przemyslaw Budkowski, the current CEO, will be stepping down to pursue other business interests.
Mr. Nuyts joins from Amazon where he was most recently responsible for establishing Amazon in Southern Europe, as Vice President & Managing Director of Amazon Spain and Italy. Prior to this, he held various senior management roles within Amazon, including Country Manager, Spain; and Director, Media Categories, France, Italy and Spain. Previously, Mr. Nuyts worked at the consultancy firm Accenture. Mr. Nuyts will be relocating to Warsaw.
Przemyslaw Budkowski has been CEO of Allegro for more than seven years. During this time, Allegro has continued to expand, becoming Poland’s leading eCommerce engine. Allegro offers more than 90 million products through a community of more than 100,000 Polish merchants who sell their products and services to millions of Polish customers every year.
In recent years, Allegro has achieved significant growth in Poland and has:
Become one of the most recognised brand names in the country in rankings such as
Superbrands
Helped drive ecommerce penetration enabling Poles to shop online becoming the #1 marketplace for non-food retail (online and offline), #1 online shopping destination in Poland and #6 eTail business in Europe.
Darren Huston, Executive Chairman, Allegro, said:
“The CEO transition comes at a good time for the company. We have a strong leadership team and are very excited about the future, including the strong pipeline of innovation we will deliver to our customers and merchant partners in the coming months.
Read full story @ https://www.cinven.com/media/news/allegro-appoints-new-ceo/
Mr. Nuyts joins from Amazon where he was most recently responsible for establishing Amazon in Southern Europe, as Vice President & Managing Director of Amazon Spain and Italy. Prior to this, he held various senior management roles within Amazon, including Country Manager, Spain; and Director, Media Categories, France, Italy and Spain. Previously, Mr. Nuyts worked at the consultancy firm Accenture. Mr. Nuyts will be relocating to Warsaw.
Przemyslaw Budkowski has been CEO of Allegro for more than seven years. During this time, Allegro has continued to expand, becoming Poland’s leading eCommerce engine. Allegro offers more than 90 million products through a community of more than 100,000 Polish merchants who sell their products and services to millions of Polish customers every year.
In recent years, Allegro has achieved significant growth in Poland and has:
Become one of the most recognised brand names in the country in rankings such as
Superbrands
Helped drive ecommerce penetration enabling Poles to shop online becoming the #1 marketplace for non-food retail (online and offline), #1 online shopping destination in Poland and #6 eTail business in Europe.
Darren Huston, Executive Chairman, Allegro, said:
“The CEO transition comes at a good time for the company. We have a strong leadership team and are very excited about the future, including the strong pipeline of innovation we will deliver to our customers and merchant partners in the coming months.
Read full story @ https://www.cinven.com/media/news/allegro-appoints-new-ceo/
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