Carsome appoints new CEO Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome has named Mei Han as the new CEO of Carsome Certified, the business-to-consumer arm of Carsome’s offerings. Han, who spent the last 10 years working for the automotive industry, will focus on integrating and elevating consumer experience both online and offline as the company’s new CEO and do this by riding on Carsome’s product, tech and data capabilities. Eric Cheng, Carsome co-founder and group
and group CEO, said Han’s appointment is crucial in Carsome’s bigger vision of expanding Carsome Certified in Southeast Asia.
“Mei Han’s new role will act as a further catalyst of Carsome’s growth sprint this year,” Cheng said. “I am confident that his vast experience will give us a more holistic view of consumer demands in the new norm, on top of strengthening our leadership team to drive regional growth.”
Carsome also named Yuan Li Yu as Carsome Certified director of Operations and Alan Cheah as general manager of Carsome Certified Malaysia.
Mitre 10 names first female chief executive
Mitre 10 New Zealand announced that its chief operating officer Andrea Scown will lead the business forward as its new chief executive officer. This is the first time the co-operative will have a female CEO.
Outgoing CEO Chris Wilesmith’s resignation was recently confirmed by the company stating that with his family home based in Australia, Wilesmith had been facing ongoing uncertainty in his ability to base himself in the New Zealand office due to the pandemic.
Mitre 10 stated the continuing unknowns around Trans-Tasman travel have led to Wilesmith’s decision to leave the company. It added that his time with the company has fine-tuned Mitre 10’s long-term strategy, built bench strength within the executive leadership team, driven efficiency and productivity across the co-operative and engendered a relentless focus on the safety and wellbeing of team members and customers.
“With Andrea now taking the helm, the business is well-positioned for the future,” the company announced. “She has an intimate knowledge of all parts of the business and a real passion for the co-operative model. She is a strong and authentic leader who has developed excellent relationships with members and their teams.”
Online retailer Dafiti Group’s co-founders to step down from their roles
The co-founders of online retailer Dafiti Group Philipp Povel and Malte Huffmann said they are stepping down from their roles as company CEO and managing director respectively.
Sergio Silvestre, the company’s chief financial officer, will step up as interim CEO until a permanent appointment is made.
“My co-founder Malte and I announced our intention to step down from our roles and transition to a new generation of leaders in 2Q 21,” Povel said. “We are moving on for personal reasons as we would like to dedicate more time to our families and to new projects.”
Dafiti, a member of the global fashion e-commerce retailer Global Fashion Group, was launched by Povel and Huffmann in 2011.
According to Povel, when he and Huffman launched the brand, they did not expect it to become one of the largest fashion e-tailers in Latin America.
“I am humbled by this experience and feel privileged to have led this company along my dear colleagues at Dafiti. The last 10 years have been the most remarkable of my professional life and I will be forever thankful for this opportunity.”
Prior to Dafiti, Povel was the CEO and co-founder MyBrands while Huffmann held a marketing role at Zalando.