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zooplus AG: Karl-Heinz Holland appointed as new Chairman of the Supervisory Board

DGAP-News: zooplus AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM/Personnel zooplus AG: Karl-Heinz Holland appointed as new Chairman of the Supervisory Board 21.05.2021 / 12:22 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. zooplus AG: Karl-Heinz Holland appointed as new Chairman of the Supervisory Board

• Annual General Meeting welcomes new Supervisory Board members Karl-Heinz Holland and David Shriver
• Newly elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board Karl-Heinz Holland is a renowned expert in the consumer goods retail industry and former member of the zooplus Supervisory Board
• Moritz Greve and Dr. Norbert Stoeck re-elected to the Supervisory Board

Munich, May 21, 2021 - At its Annual General Meeting, shareholders of zooplus AG, Europe's leading online pet platform, approved the appointment of Karl-Heinz Holland and David Shriver to the Supervisory Board and the re-election of long-standing Supervisory Board members Moritz Greve and Dr. Norbert Stoeck. At its subsequent constitutive meeting, the Supervisory Board elected Karl-Heinz Holland as its new Chairman. The mandates of former Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Christian Stahl, and Ulric Jerome, member of the Supervisory Board, expired effective upon closing of the Annual General Meeting 2021.

Cornelius Patt, CEO of zooplus AG, emphasizes: "I would like to thank the outgoing members of the Supervisory Board for their service and dedication to zooplus over the past few years, on behalf of the entire zooplus workforce and the Management Board. At the same time, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new members of the Supervisory Board. With Karl-Heinz Holland, we are delighted to have gained a high-profile manager and proven expert in the retail industry. His know-how and many years of experience are a great asset to zooplus in his new role as the Chairman of the Board. David Shriver is a renowned name in the field of international strategic communications with significant retail, online and technology expertise. We are delighted to count on his expertise in in further shaping our equity story".