Dr. Caren Genthner-Kappesz has been named as the new CEO of Glossybox. She replaces Charles von Abercron, founder and managing director of the subscription box company, who announced he is stepping down from his position as CEO at his own request on December 31, after five years in the role. He will remain associated with the company as a consultant.

Genthner-Kappesz started her career as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group in 1998. After establishing and selling her own consultancy, she moved to eBay in 2003, where she was responsible for the German advertising business, among other things, before becoming CEO of the eBay subsidiary shopping.com in 2007. In 2011 she worked as COO at brands4friends, before moving to Naspers in South Africa in 2013. There she was initially CEO of the eCommerce market leader kalahari.com (today: takealot.com) and subsequently CEO of MIH Internet Africa.
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