Singapore – Online food delivery platform foodpanda has announced the appointment of John Fang as its new CEO to lead and grow the business in the APAC region.
Fang will succeed Jakob Angele, former foodpanda CEO for APAC who served for nine years in the company, six years of which as the CEO.
In his new role, he will continue to lead and grow foodpanda’s business, staying focused on bringing value and purpose to the food and grocery delivery ecosystem that foodpanda serves.
Fang has been with foodpanda for six years, taking various leadership roles since he joined in 2017. He served as CEO for foodpanda Taiwan in 2017 and most recently held the position of chief international officer at Delivery Hero, where he managed business operations across foodpanda’s 11 markets.
Prior to joining foodpanda, he also served as the chief operations officer for global e-commerce marketplace Groupon Taiwan.
Fang’s appointment comes weeks after Delivery Hero, foodpanda’s owner company, announced that it will be selling foodpanda’s activities in select markets in Southeast Asia.
