Frederik Zietsman

Group Chief Executive Officer, Takealot Group

Frederik Zietsman is Group Chief Executive Officer of Takealot Group, in the role since February 2024.

Leads South Africa's largest online retailer, a Naspers subsidiary, through its first years of competition with Amazon.

In the job

  1. Launched TakealotMORE subscription days after Amazon’s SA launch. Source

  2. Sold Superbalist to consortium led by Blank Canvas Capital. Source

  3. First full-year adjusted operating profit (about R180m) as revenue topped US$1bn. Source

Career before

  1. Accountant, Lindsay Corporation; revenue growth management specialist, Distell
  2. 2015Profitability analyst, Takealot
  3. 2017-2021Head of marketplace, then head of retail and marketplace, Takealot
  4. 2021-2024CEO, takealot.com

Sources

  1. techcabal.com
  2. cio-sa.co.za
  3. bizcommunity.com
  4. businesstech.co.za
  5. news24.com
  6. timeslive.co.za
  7. itweb.co.za
  8. dailyinvestor.com
  9. en.wikipedia.org

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