Zalando appoints Pascal Brun as new Vice President of Sustainability and Diversity & Inclusion

September 6, 2023
Company

BERLIN, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2023 // Zalando welcomes textile and apparel industry expert Pascal Brun as new Vice President of Sustainability and Diversity & Inclusion (D&I), reporting into Padmaja Bommareddy, SVP Corporate Development. By bringing the teams working on its Sustainability and D&I strategies together under one strategic umbrella, Zalando will be able to secure an even stronger and more holistic approach for achieving its company goals and commitments in areas that are pivotal for transforming both Zalando and the wider fashion industry. Pascal is joining Zalando from H&M where his experience spanned across different continents and a variety of execution and strategic management roles over the last 16 years, focusing on Sustainability and Supply Chain Management.

In his new role Pascal Brun will be responsible for driving our strong commitment to the areas of Sustainability and D&I and further integrating them into the strategic ambitions of the company. Padmaja Bommareddy: “We are very excited that Pascal has joined our team, as he shares our strong passion for creating a more equitable and sustainable world for future generations and enabling the fashion industry to drive positive change.”

“I am thrilled to embark on this new journey at Zalando. The new setup - embedding Sustainability and D&I in the strategic heart of the Zalando organisation - will give my team the right lever to contribute meaningfully in the near and long term future, by building upon the great foundation work that has been done in the last years. I feel honoured that I can guide Zalando to strive for positive impact and meaningful growth across our value chain”, concludes Pascal Brun.

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About Zalando

Founded in Berlin in 2008, Zalando is building the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce around two growth vectors: Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B). In B2C, we offer an inspiring and quality multi-brand shopping experience for fashion and lifestyle products to about 50 million active customers in 25 markets. In B2B, we are using our logistic infrastructure, software and service capabilities to help brands and retailers run and scale their entire e-commerce business, on or off Zalando. As an ecosystem, Zalando aims to enable positive change for the fashion and lifestyle industry.