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