Zalando SE announced today that its supervisory board has proposed the election of Peter Sarlin, a European pioneer in machine learning and artificial intelligence, as a supervisory board member at the annual general meeting on 12 May 2026. Sarlin, the founder of Silo AI—acquired by AMD in 2024—and chairperson of NestAI and Qutwo, will bring dedicated AI expertise to the board as Zalando scales AI innovations across its operations.
Sarlin is nominated to succeed Susanne Schroter-Crossan, who will step down effective at the end of the AGM. The supervisory board thanked Schroter-Crossan for her contributions to the company's strategic development. Zalando, Europe's leading technology platform for fashion and lifestyle, has integrated data, machine learning, and AI since its founding in 2008. The company now supercharges its unique data and infrastructure platform—including Europe's richest fashion-specific dataset and leading logistics fulfillment network—with AI to enhance efficiency and provide customers with advanced experiences.
Zalando is embracing agentic commerce, aiming to create lifestyle agents that understand customers' contexts and proactively serve their fashion and lifestyle needs. The company is evolving its Zalando Assistant into a personal lifestyle companion and already partners with Sarlin's Qutwo, one of Europe's most ambitious AI labs. "Peter will play a crucial role in governing and scaling our AI innovations further as we unlock tremendous value for our customers, our partners, and our business," said Kelly Bennett, chairperson of the supervisory board. "He is an AI pioneer, and we are excited to work with him to embrace the tremendous opportunities ahead of us."
The full invitation to the annual general meeting 2026 of Zalando SE is available on corporate.zalando.com.
