Anna Dimitrova takes on the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Zalando.
In this position, Dimitrova will assume responsibility for finance and corporate governance from January 1, 2026, Zalando announced on Wednesday. She brings over 20 years of extensive financial expertise and strategic experience. She also has a track record of leading large, cross-functional teams and implementing international transformations.
Dimitrova is currently still working as Group CFO for the German telecommunications company Deutsche Glasfaser. Previously, she worked for the British telecommunications company in various roles, including CFO of the German subsidiary and Group Financial Controller.
“Anna brings broad financial expertise and a strategic mindset. She has impressively demonstrated her leadership skills in leading large, cross-functional teams and successfully driving transformations,” said Kelly Bennett, Chairman of the Zalando Supervisory Board. “She is the ideal addition to our strong board and, together with the excellent Zalando teams, will seize the great opportunities in this industry.”
Dimitrova takes over for co-CEO Schröder
At Zalando, Dimitrova now succeeds David Schröder, who has been acting as interim CFO since March and can concentrate on his role as co-CEO after the move. Schröder took over the finance department after the departure of CFO Sandra Dembeck, whose contract expired in February. In April she moved to Kik parent Tengelmann Twenty-One KG, where she took over the position of CFO.
At Zalando, Dimitrova will play a critical role in further strengthening the company’s financial foundation, accelerating scalable growth and driving long-term and meaningful value creation, according to the statement.
The Berlin online fashion retailer was able to achieve growth in sales and earnings in the second quarter, the payment for which it published in August. Group sales were 2.84 billion euros, which corresponded to an increase of 7.3 percent compared to the same period last year. The reported net profit was 96.6 million euros, 0.9 percent above the corresponding previous year’s level.
“Zalando proves that Europe can produce growth companies for the digital age,” said Dimitrova. “I look forward to working with everyone at Zalando to accelerate our growth, drive margin expansion and continue to increase cash flow.”