Florin Filote, an e-commerce professional, has become the new executive director of Pigu HobbyHall Group (“PHH Group”), the leading e-commerce company in the Baltics, which also operates the 220.lv online shopping center, which has been working as the group’s revenue manager since May of this year.
The position of CEO of the company will be vacated by Xavier Carlier, who has held this position temporarily since April of this year, when the long-term CEO of PHH Group, Dainius Liulys, announced his retirement from active management. of the company and the search for a new manager was started. The new Executive Director will begin to perform his duties from 10 October.
Kerim Turkmens, partner of PHH group shareholder Mid Europa, says: “As shareholders, we are delighted that Florins Filote has accepted the challenge of managing the Pigu HobbyHall group. His professional experience and successes in the business environment. international e-commerce and market business development will undoubtedly bring great success as the PHH group enters a new phase of development. On behalf of the shareholders, I would like to thank Xavier Carlier for providing stability to our company during a difficult period of change and for ensuring a successful transition of senior management functions. “
Florins Filote, new CEO of PHH Group: “It will be a great honor for me to take over the leadership of PHH Group, helping to further transform people’s shopping habits. We have developed a successful business model and have a management team. talent that has so far allowed us to take advantage of the changing trends in the shopping environment. “
According to F. Filote, CEO of PHH Group, the e-commerce industry is linked to innovation, not tradition, so the technological solutions developed in the Baltic countries are the backbone of the company, helping buyers in all Baltic countries to secure and deliver the goods they need quickly, saving buyers time and money.
“Additionally, the infrastructure we have built and will continue to invest in makes the PHH Group platforms a place where our existing and potential Marketplace resellers can grow. While we have been able to deliver effective growth, the company has currently reason to believe that we are capable of further success in the market “, explains F. Filote.
The chairman of the board of “PHH Group”, Daniel Ropers, stresses that the company continues its strategic development path, which aims to increase the importance of the Marketplace in the operations of the group. Currently, three years after opening the online Marketplace platform to external sellers, these merchants generate 30% of the group’s total consumption. In the next few years it is expected to increase this indicator to 50% of turnover.
D. Ropers continues: “Our goal is to improve the quality of online shopping and become the best shopping place for shoppers. We actively continue to invest in a better shopping experience, lower prices and faster delivery throughout the Baltic countries. Furthermore, “PHH Group” offers a market platform where retailers with quality products can successfully reach consumers in the Baltic region through our superior technology, logistics, billing and payment solutions. e-commerce business in the region, we bring retail in a single platform to serve consumers better and faster than the largest retailer could alone. The new business manager with solid professional experience in the field of e- commerce and the strong and experienced management team of the PHH Group will ensure the achievement of our goals. “
