Management

Our management board

Patrick Müller-Sarmiento

CEO

  • Born in 1973
  • Member of the Management Board since June 2024
  • Member of the Supervisory Board until June 2024
  • Most recently member of the global management team and Senior Partner at management consultancy Roland Berger; responsible for the global consumer goods and retail business
  • Former CEO of the retail chain Real
  • Long-standing experience as an investor, advisory board member and consultant

Stephan Tendam

Finance & IT

  • Born in 1968
  • In charge of financial management, controlling and IT at the Zertus Group since 2021
  • Most recently Chief Financial Officer at Ludwig Görtz GmbH
  • Previously employed at Fressnapf Holding GmbH and Managing Director of Tchibo Logistik GmbH

Paul Tripp

Zertus UK & Ireland

  • Born in 1974
  • Since October 2021 Member of the Executive Board
  • In charge of Zertus UK and Ireland since 2019 and formerly Humdinger Ltd since 2017
  • Previously Managing Director of Soreen and Group Director of McCambridge Group Plc
  • Extensive career with the Food and Drink FMCG sector, involving advisory services to owner backed and private equity businesses ans a variety of lead Technical roles within the divisions of ABF an RHM

Management

Our Supervisory Board

Dr. Markus Conrad

  • Born in 1959
  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board since 2017
  • Member of the Supervisory Board since 2006
  • Former Management Chairman at Tchibo GmbH, Hamburg

Dr. Marc-Angelo Bisotti

  • Born in 1980
  • Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board since 2019
  • Member of the Supervisory Board since 2017
  • Managing partner of the RPP Group

Aymeric de la Fouchardière

  • Born in 1973
  • Member of the Supervisory Board since 2024
  • Chairman of the Management Board, Hengstenberg GmbH & Co. KG

Dr. Malte Herwig

  • Born in 1972
  • Member of the Supervisory Board since 2017
  • Journalist/author, NDR

Karen Heumann

  • Born in 1965
  • Member of the Supervisory Board since 2022
  • Co-founder and Chairwoman of the Board of thjnk AG

Andreas Krippner

  • Born in 1966
  • Member of the Supervisory Board since 2010
  • Consultant

Anna Sophie Meyer

  • Born in 1988
  • Member of the Supervisory Board since 2022
  • Head of Portfolio Management Strategic Products Johnson & Johnson Europe