Jumia Travel has appointed Joe Falter as its chief executive officer.
Falter, according to a statement, succeeded Paul Midy, who has exited the top post to take a different position in the larger Jumia Group.
Falter is also the founder and CEO of Travel’s sister company Jumia Food.
He assumes the role as part of efforts to improve the company’s operations in its main hubs in Lagos, Nigeria; Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; and Algiers, Algeria; Douala, Cameroon; Kampala, Uganda; Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; and Nairobi, Kenya.
The CEO was previously a management consultant at McKinsey in London.
With a track record scaling companies in Europe and Africa, Joe brings with him a unique shift in strategic management.
