Motatos announces new Chairman of the Board
Kris Beyens, CFO of Wolt and former COO and CFO of Skyscanner assumes the position of Chairman of the Board for Motatos. Motatos is the leading European impact e-commerce business saving perfectly good products from going to waste. Effective December 20th, 2022 Kris Beyens succeeded Johan Kleberg who has held the position since 2018.
Motatos Founder and Co-CEO Karl Andersson commented: “We are very pleased to be able to onboard Kris Beyens to the Board at this point in time. Our company is at a very exciting stage, continuing to advance in our growth markets Germany and the UK and moving steadily towards profitable growth in the Nordics. We are leaping towards maturity and Kris’ experiences will no doubt prove valuable on this journey”
Motatos, the Swedish-based D2C e-commerce business tackling global food waste, sells food and consumer products at low prices to price sensitive and sustainably conscious customers online. The business has grown rapidly in the past years and is now appointing a top name from the global consumer technology industry as Chairman of the Board.
Kris Beyens has extensive experience from executive positions within eBay, Skyscanner and is currently CFO of Wolt. Wolt operates in 23 countries developing a wide range of technologies to advance local commerce making cities better places to live, as well as operating its own grocery delivery solution.
Kris Beyens commented on his appointment: “The opportunity for Motatos as the leading player in Europe in this industry is huge. Motatos will lead the way with its mission to build a company that consumers and businesses associate with accessible and affordable sustainable products and solutions.”
Motatos’ company mission is to bring together heroes to shape a waste-free, healthy and connected future of food. In 2022 Motatos’ customers saved over 25 000 tonnes of food and consumer products, resulting in over 19 000 tonnes of net carbon savings.
Kris Beyens concluded: “To me, joining Motatos means supporting a leading business to build a better future. In our lifetime companies have the responsibility to help build a society where sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion are the norm. Motatos will help pave the way forward”
For more information, please contact:
Hanna Thofelt Lindström
Head of Communications and Impact
+46763161207
hanna.thofelt.lindstrom@motatos.com
Motatos supports the sustainable reform of the world's food system. We’re a different kind of food store; an e-commerce bringing together heroes to shape a waste-free, healthy and connected future of food. Since the founding year 2014, Motatos has successfully entered five European markets and together, our customers have saved over 60 000 tonnes of food and consumer products.
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