Jumia Technologies Elects Five Supervisory Board Members
Jumia Technologies announces the election and re-election of five members of its Supervisory Board at its Annual General Meeting held on May 15. Shareholders elected Hassanein Hiridjee, Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina and Benjamin Faw, and re-elected Jonathan Klein and Anne Ooga Eriksson, to the Supervisory Board. Jonathan Klein is the co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of Getty Images. HE continues as Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Anne Ooga Eriksson continues as Deputy Chairperson of the Supervisory Board and Chairperson of the Risk and Audit Committee. Eriksson retired a few years ago from PricewaterhouseCoopers as Regional Senior Partner and CEO for Eastern Africa. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina is a 2017 World Food Prize laureate and former President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group. Hassanein Hiridjee, who has been serving as a Supervisory Board member since September 2025, was formally elected by the shareholders, cementing his seat on the board. Mr. Hiridjee is the co-founder and CEO of Axian Group. Benjamin Faw has experience as a founder, founding investor, founding advisor in multiple companies in e-commerce and technology.
