Zalando appoints Anna Dimitrova as chief financial officer

Zalando SE has appointed Anna Dimitrova as chief financial officer, effective 1 January 2026. She will join the company’s management board and take responsibility for finance and corporate governance.

Dimitrova is currently group CFO at Deutsche Glasfaser and has more than 20 years’ international experience in finance, including roles at Vodafone Group where she served as CFO for Germany and the Czech Republic, and as group financial controller. 

She also led post-acquisition integration and synergy delivery following Vodafone’s purchases of Kabel Deutschland and Unity Media.

Dimitrova will support Zalando’s strategy to expand its pan-European fashion and lifestyle e-commerce ecosystem, focusing on financial resilience, scalable growth and long-term value creation.

Dimitrova will support Zalando’s strategy to expand its pan-European fashion and lifestyle e-commerce ecosystem, focusing on financial resilience, scalable growth and long-term value creation.

Meanwhile, David Schröder, who has served as interim CFO since March, will return to his role as co-chief executive.

Kelly Bennett, chair of the Zalando supervisory board, said: “Anna combines deep financial expertise, a strong strategic mindset, and proven leadership of large cross-functional teams. She is the right choice to help Zalando pursue the opportunities ahead.”

Dimitrova added: “I’m excited to join Zalando at such a pivotal time, when its updated ecosystem strategy is opening up fresh commercial opportunities in both B2C and B2B to serve consumers and partners across Europe even better.

“Like Zalando, I have a passion for how technology changes customers’ lives, societies, and business models. Zalando is proof that Europe can produce growth companies for the digital age. I’m excited to work with everyone to accelerate growth, expand margins and drive strong cash generation at scale across Europe.”