The Supervisory Board
Our Supervisory Board is renowned for successful and responsible corporate governance.
The Supervisory Board not only appoints but regularly advises and monitors the Management Board with regard to the management of the company. They work in close and trusting cooperation for the good of the company. The Supervisory Board is continuously involved in decisions that are of fundamental importance to our company. In particular, it reviews annual and management reports, informs about the audit at the annual general meeting, and regularly evaluates the efficiency of its work.
Members of our Supervisory Board
The members of the Supervisory Board of Zalando SE include representatives of our long-term investors, employee representatives and independent economic experts. It is important to have a well-balanced selection as this creates a diverse and competent supervisory body.
The Supervisory Board of Zalando SE comprises nine members, three of whom are employee representatives:
Cristina Stenbeck
Shareholder representative, chairperson of the Supervisory Board, chairperson of the remuneration committee, member of the nomination committee
Stockholm (Sweden)
Entrepreneur, investor and member of boards of directors
Kelly Bennett
Shareholder representative, deputy chairperson of the Supervisory Board, chairperson of the nomination committee, member of the audit committee, chairperson of the D&I and sustainability committee
Los Angeles (USA)
Advisor to Spotify CEO and Microsoft Xbox
Anders Holch Povlsen
Shareholder representative, member of the nomination committee, member of the remuneration committee
Viby (Denmark)
Chief Executive Officer of Bestseller A/S
Niklas Östberg
Shareholder representative, member of the audit committee
Zurich (Switzerland)
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Delivery Hero SE
Mariella Röhm-Kottmann
Shareholder representative, chairperson of the audit committee
Friedrichshafen (Germany)
Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Accounting of ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Jennifer Hyman
Shareholder representative, member of the D&I and sustainability committee
New York (USA)
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Rent the Runway, Inc.
Matti Ahtiainen
Employee representative, member of the audit committee
Espoo (Finland)
Employed at Zalando Finland Oy
Jade Buddenberg
Employee representative, member of the D&I and sustainability committee
Berlin (Germany)
Employed at Zalando SE
Anika Mangelmann
Employee representative, member of the remuneration committee
Essen (Germany)
Employed at Zalando SE
