Corporate Governance

Management Board

Dominik Richter, Group CEO

Dominik Richter

Group CEO

Dominik is 38 years old, was born in Munich, Germany, in 1985 and is a German citizen. Dominik has been CEO since starting HelloFresh in 2011. He is responsible for keeping a general oversight of the business and strategy. Dominik’s an entrepreneur to the core and started his first two businesses while still at university. Dominik graduated from WHU with a degree in International Business in 2009, and from the London School of Economics in 2010 with a Masters in Finance and worked for Goldman Sachs before founding HelloFresh.
Thomas Griesel, CEO International

Thomas Griesel

CEO International

Thomas is 37 years old, was born in Hilden, Germany, in 1986 and is a German citizen. Thomas is responsible for the international segment at HelloFresh and co-founded the company with Dominik in 2011. Thomas previously worked at OC&C Strategy Consultants and started a range of his own businesses and ideas. He graduated from WHU with a degree in International Business Administration in 2009, and from the London Business School in 2010 with a Masters in Management.
Christian Gärtner, CFO

Christian Gärtner

CFO

Christian is 50 years old, was born in Kronach, Germany, in 1973 and is a German citizen. He graduated with a Master's degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) in 1997. From 1997 to 2015, he worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs (since 2008 as Managing Director) and BofA Merril Lynch (also as Managing Director). There, he was responsible for the Equity Capital Markets division for the German-speaking region. In this role, he led more than 50 M&A transactions and more than 200 capital markets transactions. Since 2015, Christian has been CFO of HelloFresh and in this role has implemented comprehensive and efficient financing processes across the group, led the company's IPO in 2017 as well as a number of financing rounds and three M&A transactions.
Edward Boyes, CCO

Edward Boyes

CCO

Ed is 34 years old, was born in London, UK, in 1989 and is a British citizen. Ed joined HelloFresh back in 2012 and co-founded the company's UK business as CEO of HelloFresh UK. Four years later he was appointed CEO of HelloFresh in the US. In January 2020 Ed joined the HelloFresh Management Board as Chief Commercial Officer. Before joining HelloFresh, Ed worked at Booz & Company. He previously graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Economics and Management in 2010.

Supervisory Board

John H. Rittenhouse <br> (Chairman),

John H. Rittenhouse
(Chairman)

Mr. John H. Rittenhouse, 67 years old, US citizen, resident in Tiburon, USA, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer) of Cavallino Capital, LLC, Tiburon, USA

John H. Rittenhouse is 67 years old, was born in 1956 in Queens, New York, and is a citizen of the United States of America.

Mr. Rittenhouse graduated from Rollins College (Business Administration and Entrepreneurship), the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee (Executive Masters of Business Administration) and St. Patrick's Seminary & University (Theology). Mr. Rittenhouse has held executive positions at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Michaels Stores, Inc. and Target Corporation and served as a national partner at KPMG. At Wal-Mart, he was chief operating officer of the Wal-Mart.com segment with responsibility for technology, supply chain, logistics, customer service and operations. For LVMH Moët Hennessy, he served as senior vice president of supply chain and finance, including responsibility for tax and transfer pricing. At Target Corporation, he held the position of Vice President Supply Chain and Inventory Management, where he organized distribution center operations and managed special projects for the CEO. At Michaels Stores, he served as Vice President Operations, and at KPMG, he was a partner in the Consulting Department, advising clients on risk provisioning and operations. In 2007, Mr. Rittenhouse founded Cavallino Capital, LLC, where he currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Board) and is responsible for the firm's capital, advisory and investment businesses. In particular, he is responsible for investments and advisory services. He also serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Board) of VinAsset Inc.

Mr. Rittenhouse is currently a member of the following other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half sentence 1 AktG:

Publicly listed:

  • Jumia Technologies AG (Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee). Mr. Rittenhouse’s term of office ends at the close of this year’s Annual General Meeting of Jumia Technologies AG. Mr. Rittenhouse does not intend to stand for re-election to the Supervisory Board of Jumia Technologies AG.

Mr. Rittenhouse is currently a member of the following comparable German and foreign supervisory bodies of business enterprises within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half sentence 2 AktG.

Non-listed:

  • Flaviar, Inc. (Member of the Advisory Board).

At present, Mr. Rittenhouse's other significant activities within the meaning of the German Corporate Governance Code are as follows:

Non-listed:

  • Cavallino Capital, LLC (Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer)).

According to the assessment of the Supervisory Board, there are no personal or business relationships between Mr. Rittenhouse on the one hand and the companies of the HelloFresh SE Group, their corporate bodies or a shareholder directly or indirectly holding more than 10% of the voting shares in HelloFresh SE on the other hand that are relevant for the election decision of the Annual General Meeting.

Mr. Rittenhouse has been a member of the Supervisory Board of HelloFresh SE since 2015 (i.e. for approximately eight years). He was most recently reappointed as a member of the Supervisory Board by the Annual General Meeting on May 12, 2023. His current appointment is expected to end in 2025 with the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting that resolves on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board for the financial year 2024.

Mr. Rittenhouse has expertise in the field of accounting and in the field of auditing within the meaning of Section 100 (5) AktG.

Ursula Radeke-Pietsch<br> (Deputy Chairwoman),

Ursula Radeke-Pietsch
(Deputy Chairwoman)

Ms. Ursula Radeke-Pietsch, 65 years old, German citizen, resident in Munich, Germany, and Global Head of Strategic Projects of Siemens AG, Munich, Germany

Ursula Radeke-Pietsch is 65 years old, was born in Regensburg, Germany, in 1958 and is a German citizen.

Ursula Radeke-Pietsch was born in Regensburg, Germany, in 1958. Ms. Radeke-Pietsch holds two state examinations in business administration and computer science from Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. In 1986, Ms. Radeke-Pietsch began her career at Siemens. During her career at Siemens, Ms. Radeke-Pietsch held several management positions, including structured finance, audit, treasury and corporate finance. For example, Ms. Radeke-Pietsch was Head of Global Capital Markets at Siemens AG from October 2009 to May 2017. In this position, she was responsible for the global capital market strategy of the Siemens Group and optimized its capital structure. In doing so, she negotiated and managed international capital measures in line with the company's liquidity needs and developed and implemented tailored financing strategies for international M&A projects (IPOs, spin-offs, spin-offs, etc.). In June 2017, Ms. Radeke-Pietsch joined Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA Bilbao, Spain, as Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance and Group Treasury, where she was responsible for Corporate Finance and Group Treasury, including liquidity and risk management, capital markets and treasury, pension and insurance management. She also created global standards for governance and internal controls for the finance department, optimized the capital structure as well as the external rating.  Since April 2019, Ms. Radeke-Pietsch has been Global Head of Strategic Projects at Siemens AG, Munich. In this role, she is responsible for global M&A projects, leads and manages the digitalization process as well as the ESG initiatives for the Corporate Finance Group of the Group, among other things.

Ms. Radeke-Pietsch is currently a member of the following other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half sentence 1 AktG:

Non-listed:

  • Momox SE (Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairwoman of the Audit Committee)

Ms. Radeke-Pietsch is currently not a member of comparable domestic or foreign supervisory bodies of business enterprises within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half sentence 2 AktG.

At present, the following other significant activities of Ms. Radeke-Pietsch exist within the meaning of the German Corporate Governance Code:

Publicly listed:

  • Siemens AG (Global Head of Strategic Projects)

According to the assessment of the Supervisory Board, there are no personal or business relationships between Ms. Radeke-Pietsch on the one hand and the companies of the HelloFresh SE Group, their corporate bodies or a shareholder directly or indirectly holding more than 10 % of the voting shares in HelloFresh SE on the other hand that are relevant for the election decision of the Annual General Meeting.

Ms. Radeke-Pietsch has been a member of the Supervisory Board of HelloFresh SE since 2015 (i.e. for eight years). Most recently, she was reappointed as a member of the Supervisory Board by the Annual General Meeting on May 12, 2023. Her current appointment is expected to end in 2025 with the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting that resolves on the formal approval of the actions of the members of the Supervisory Board for the financial year 2024.

Ms. Radeke-Pietsch has expertise in the field of accounting and in the field of auditing within the meaning of Section 100 (5) AktG.

Derek Zissman,

Derek Zissman

Mr. Derek Zissman, 79 years old, British citizen, resident in London, UK, former partner with KPMG UK, London, United Kingdom, non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of 600 Group PLC, Heckmondwike, UK

Derek Zissman is 79 years old, was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1944 and is a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Mr. Zissman is a chartered accountant and has more than 45 years of experience in the UK capital markets. In 1971, he joined KPMG UK and was promoted to partner after five years, a position he retained for more than 30 years. In 2004, he was appointed Vice Chairman of KPMG UK. During his time at KPMG UK, Mr. Zissman was a founding partner of KPMG UK's Corporate Finance Group and Private Equity Group in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Following his retirement in March 2008, he served on the advisory boards of Alchemy Partners and Barclays Wealth & Investment Management, among others, and acted as Non-Executive Chairman of Seymour Pierce. He is currently Director of Crossroads Partners Limited and also a non-executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Sureserve Group plc and 600 Group PLC.

Mr. Zissman is currently not a member of other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half sentence 1 AktG.

Mr. Zissman is currently a member of the following comparable German and foreign supervisory bodies of business enterprises within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half sentence 2 AktG:

Publicly listed:

  • Revolution Beauty Group PLC (Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee);
  • Sureserve Group plc (Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee); and
  • 600 Group PLC (Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee).

Non-listed:

  • Crossroads Partners Limited (Director);

At present, Mr. Zissman has no other significant activities as defined by the German Corporate Governance Code.

According to the assessment of the Supervisory Board, there are no personal or business relationships between Mr. Zissman on the one hand and the companies of the HelloFresh SE group, their corporate bodies or a shareholder directly or indirectly holding more than 10 % of the voting shares in HelloFresh SE on the other hand that are relevant for the election decision of the General Meeting.

Mr. Zissman has been a member of the Supervisory Board of HelloFresh SE since 2015 (i.e. approx. for eight years). He was last appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board by the Annual General Meeting on May 12, 2023 again. His current appointment is expected to end in 2025 at the close of the Annual General Meeting which resolves on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board for the fiscal year 2024.

Mr. Zissman has expertise in the field of accounting and in the field of auditing within the meaning of Section 100 (5) AktG.

Susanne Schröter-Crossan,

Susanne Schröter-Crossan

Mrs. Susanne Schröter-Crossan, 44 years old, German citizen, resident in Krefeld, business graduate and CFO sennder Technologies GmbH

Susanne Schröter-Crossan is 44 years old, was born in Kassel, Germany, in 1979 and is a German citizen.

Susanne Schröter-Crossan was born in Kassel, Germany, in 1979. Ms. Schröter-Crossan holds a degree in business administration and studied business administration at the universities of Bamberg and Mannheim. In 2005, Ms. Schröter-Crossan started her career at Morgan Stanley and held various roles in Corporate Finance in Frankfurt am Main, Hong Kong and London. In 2010, she moved to Standard Chartered Bank. There she worked as a finance expert focusing on convertible/exchangeable bonds in Hong Kong. In 2011, she became Vice President Equity Captial Markets & Equity-linked Origination at Deutsche Bank AG and was also involved in Hong Kong as well as London. In 2016, Ms. Schröter-Crossan became Director Equity Capital Markets Origination at Deutsche Bank AG in London. Subsequently, she became Managing Director and Head of Equity Capital Markets for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main. In this position, she was responsible for equity underwriting, IPOs, capital increases and equity-related transactions in the DACH region. From July 2020 to March 31, 2023, Ms. Schröter-Crossan was Chief Financial Officer of LEG Immobilien SE, where she was responsible for Investor Relations, Finance & Controlling, Portfolio Management, Accounting & Taxes. After that, Ms. Schröter-Crossan has been working as an independent consultant. Since February 20, 2024 Ms. Schröter-Crossan is CFO of sennder Technologies GmbH.

During her time at Deutsche Bank AG, Ms. Schröter-Crossan was the global contact for ESG issues within the Equity Capital Markets department and helped build the European ESG product team in the investment bank. She was also a member of the ESG steering committee at LEG Immobilien SE. Due to these activities for Deutsche Bank AG and LEG Immobilien SE, Ms. Schröter-Crossan has very good knowledge in the field of ESG.

Ms. Schröter-Crossan is currently a member of the following other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of Section 125 (1) sentence 5 half sentence 1 AktG:

Publicly listed:

  • Zalando SE (Member of the Supervisory Board and chairwoman of the D&I and sustainability committee)

At present, the following other significant activities of Ms. Schröter-Crossan exist within the meaning of the German Corporate Governance Code:

  • CFO sennder Technologies GmbH

According to the assessment of the Supervisory Board, there are no personal or business relationships between Ms. Schröter-Crossan on the one hand and the companies of the HelloFresh SE Group, their corporate bodies or a shareholder directly or indirectly holding more than 10% of the voting shares in HelloFresh SE on the other hand that are relevant for the election decision of the Annual General Meeting.

Ms. Schröter-Crossan has been a member of the Supervisory Board of HelloFresh SE since 2021. Most recently, she was reappointed as a member of the Supervisory Board by the Annual General Meeting on May 12, 2023. Her current appointment is expected to end in 2025 with the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting that resolves on the formal approval of the actions of the members of the Supervisory Board for the financial year 2024.

Ms. Schröter-Crossan has expertise in the field of accounting and in the field of auditing within the meaning of Section 100 (5) AktG.

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