Delivery Hero CEO Niklas Östberg to Step Down by March 2027 as Aspex Raises Stake
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 12
Delivery Hero CEO Niklas Östberg to Step Down by March 2027 as Aspex Raises Stake
7 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 12
March 31, 2027 is the latest date by which Delivery Hero CEO Niklas Östberg will leave, ending the co-founder’s run atop the German food-delivery company.
Aspex’s increased stake sharpened pressure on the board after the activist investor had already called for Östberg’s departure.
Delivery Hero said its supervisory board aims to finish the search for a successor by the end of 2026.
Östberg co-founded Delivery Hero in 2011, making the planned handover a major leadership shift for one of Europe’s largest delivery groups.
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