PRESS RELEASE : Continuity in the zooplus AG Management Board secured: Chief Operating Officer Dr. Mischa Ritter extends Management Board contract for another three-year term

 
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Continuity in the zooplus AG Management Board secured: Chief Operating 
Officer Dr. Mischa Ritter extends Management Board contract for another 
three-year term 
 
2020-12-16 / 16:09 
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*Continuity in the zooplus AG Management Board secured: Chief Operating 
Officer Dr. Mischa Ritter extends Management Board contract for another 
three-year term* 
 
*Munich, December 16, 2020 *- The Supervisory Board of zooplus AG (WKN 
511170, ISIN DE0005111702, ticker symbol ZO1) has resolved to extend the 
appointment of the acting Chief Operating Officer (COO), Dr. Mischa Ritter, 
for another term of office. The reappointment for another three-year term 
will take effect on December 1, 2021 and will run until November 30, 2024. 
Dr. Ritter has been a member of the Management Board of zooplus AG since 
December 2018. 
 
Christian Stahl, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of zooplus AG, stated: 
"With the extension of the management board contract of Dr. Mischa Ritter, 
we have secured continuity of the zooplus management team. Dr. Ritter joined 
zooplus in 2012, has accompanied the Group on its growth path for almost a 
decade and has been responsible for logistics and operations since 2015. His 
extensive expertise, particularly in managing the interplay between 
technology and logistics within the zooplus network, has made a major 
contribution to the Group's success and expansion as Europe's leading online 
retailer in the pet supplies category. Since mid-2020, Dr. Ritter has also 
been responsible for own brand products and accessories at zooplus. We are 
pleased to announce today that Dr. Ritter's contract has been extended for a 
further term of office." 
 
With his new contract, Dr. Ritter's successful work as COO of zooplus has 
been acknowledged by the Supervisory Board. During his career at zooplus, 
Dr. Ritter has been responsible for the expansion of the logistics 
operations in Europe to encompass eleven logistics centers, which was 
necessary for the company's growth. This ensured a consistently high level 
of product availability while achieving improved cost efficiency by reducing 
the logistics costs per parcel. His work has been a valuable contribution to 
the best-in-class customer experience and service level of zooplus. 
 
Dr. Cornelius Patt, CEO of zooplus AG, says: "It is a pleasure to work with 
Dr. Mischa Ritter who excels in his role as COO managing logistics, own 
brands and accessories and in his role as fellow member of the executive 
board. Together with Andreas Maueröder, our CFO, we are very well positioned 
as a management team and focus on executing our strategy of taking zooplus 
to the next level of success as the market leader in the online retailing of 
pet supplies in Europe." 
 
The management team of zooplus AG comprises Dr. Cornelius Patt, CEO, Andreas 
Maueröder, CFO, and Dr. Mischa Ritter, COO. For more information about the 
zooplus AG Management Board, please refer to the Group's website at 
htttps://investors.zooplus.com. 
 
*Company profile:* 
zooplus AG was founded in 1999 and today is Europe's leading online retailer 
of pet supplies measured by sales. Sales totaled more than EUR 1.5 bn in the 
2019 financial year. The company's business model has been launched 
successfully in roughly 30 European countries. zooplus sells products for 
all major pet breeds. The product range includes pet food (dry and wet food 
and food supplements) and accessories such as scratching posts, dog baskets, 
and toys in all price categories. In addition to a selection of over 8,000 
products, zooplus customers benefit from a variety of interactive content 
and community offerings. The pet supplies market is an important market 
segment in the European retail landscape. Gross sales of pet food and 
accessories within the European Union amount to around EUR 30 bn. Based on 
the continued vigorous growth anticipated in the European E-commerce market, 
zooplus expects its dynamic performance to continue. 
 
*Online at: *www.zooplus.de [1] 
 
*Investor relations contact:* 
zooplus AG 
Diana Apostol 
Sonnenstraße 15 
80331 Munich 
Phone: + 49 (0) 89 95006-210 
Fax: + 49 (0) 89 95006-503 
Email: [e-mail] 
Website: https://investors.zooplus.com [2] 
 
*Media contact:* 
cometis AG 
Georg Grießmann 
Unter den Eichen 7 
65195 Wiesbaden 
Phone: [phone] 
Fax: [phone] 
Email: [e-mail] [3] 
Website: www.cometis.de [4] 
 
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Company:     zooplus AG 
             Sonnenstraße 15 
             80331 München 
             Germany 
Phone:       [phone] - 100 
Fax:         [phone] - 500 
E-mail:      [e-mail] 
Internet:    www.zooplus.de 
ISIN:        DE0005111702 
WKN:         511170 
Indices:     SDAX 
Listed:      Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated 
             Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, 
             Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange 
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