Business & FinanceTech & Innovation - July 3, 2024

Delivery Hero promotes Benjamin Mann to Chief Technology Officer

  • Benjamin Mann will lead engineering teams across all markets 
  • Mann was previously SVP of Engineering at Delivery Hero and CTO at foodpanda 
Benjamin Mann has been appointed as Delivery Hero’s Chief Technology Officer.

Berlin, 3 July 2024 – Delivery Hero SE (“Delivery Hero”, “the Company” or “the Group”), the world’s leading local delivery platform, today announced that Benjamin Mann has been appointed as the Company’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Since 2023, Mann has been the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Delivery Hero. 

As the new CTO, Mann will lead the Company’s engineering teams, driving Delivery Hero’s technological advancements. He will continue developing innovative solutions that enhance user experience and align with Delivery Hero’s mission to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to the customer’s door. 

Niklas Östberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Delivery Hero: “Ben has been a tremendous force behind many of our technological advancements over the last years. With his unique combination of industry experience and vision, we are excited to have him lead the next technological stage in our growth.”

Mann joined foodpanda in 2020 as its Chief Technology Officer; he later became Delivery Hero’s Senior Vice President Engineering in 2023. With over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, including roles as CTO of Traveloka Financial Services and Vice President of Software Engineering, Asia Pacific, at Global Blue, Mann has been at the forefront of innovation throughout his career.   

About Delivery Hero

Delivery Hero is the world’s leading local delivery platform, operating its service in around 70 countries across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The Company started as a food delivery service in 2011 and today runs its own delivery platform on four continents. Additionally, Delivery Hero is pioneering quick commerce, the next generation of e-commerce, aiming to bring groceries and household goods to customers in under one hour and often in 20 to 30 minutes. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. For more information, please visit www.deliveryhero.com.

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