Martin Scheepbouwer became the CEO of Amsterdam-based online marketplace company OLX Group and a part of the executive team of its parent company Naspers Limited in April 2012.  As OLX CEO, Martin aspires to make people’s lives easy by providing excellent exchanges across app-based horizontal and vertical platforms, such as OLX, letgo, and Avito. Martin is a thorough professional and problem-solving person. He has led a successful career working with companies like Schibsted Classified Media, McKinsey, and eBay in the past. To learn more about age, net worth, email address, and other details, scroll down this wiki page.
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OLX Competitors
The major competitors to OLX are:
- Quikr
- Craigslist
Salary & Net Worth – Investors, Funding, & Valuation
Scheepbouwer’s salary and net worth details will be made available soon.
OLX received initial funding from US venture firms like General Catalyst Partners and Bessemer Ventures. Later, OLX Founders Fabrice Grinda and Alec Oxenford sold their majority stake to Naspers, one of Africa’s leading tech and media companies in 2010. As per reports, Naspers first paid cash amount of 144 million USD to acquire 67.8% stake in the company in 2010. Later, between 2011 and 2014, Naspers increased its stake in the classifieds company from 71.5% to 95% to become its owner.
For more information about OLX’s valuation and funding, you will need to wait for some time.
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Career & Education – Company, University, & College                                 Â
Before he became the CEO of OLX Group, Martin was working with Schibsted Classified Media from 2008 to 2012. He joined the company as Vice President Operations and grew to become its Senior Vice President and General Manager for Southern Europe. Prior to that, he was a Finance Director Netherlands at eBay from 2005 to 2008. Earlier in 1998, he joined McKinsey & Company as Project Manager and worked there for little more than 7 years.
Martin went to TU Delft for Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He also attended INSEAD for an MBA.
Contact Martin Scheepbouwer – Email Address | Twitter | LinkedIn
You can find OLX Group CEO Martin here on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scheepbouwer. He exists on Twitter as @mjscheepbouwer. To contact over email try writing to [email protected].
Wiki Trivia on Martin Scheepbouwer – Age, Interests, & More
OLX CEO Martin ( age around 48) co-authored a book with Rob van Haastrecht. The book was titled ‘Thinking Backwards –The Art of Problem Solving in Business’. He knows 5 languages – English, Dutch, Spanish, French, and German.
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