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title: "Jumia Appoints Three New Management Board Members"
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# Jumia Appoints Three New Management Board Members

Jumia named Pedro Fangueiro, Renaud Glenisson and Hesham El Gabry to its Management Board and made Francis Dufay chair.

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## In Short
Jumia Technologies AG expanded its Management Board to five members.

Pedro Fangueiro, Renaud Glenisson and Hesham El Gabry joined the board, effective October 19, 2026.

Francis Dufay was also appointed Chair of the Management Board.

## What Happened: How Jumia Expanded Its Management Board
[Jumia](/jumia) said its Supervisory Board appointed Pedro Fangueiro, Renaud Glenisson and Hesham El Gabry as members of the company’s Management Board, effective October 19, 2026.

Renaud Glenisson has been with Jumia since 2015 and has served as a Regional CEO since December 2023. Jumia said he previously held several senior roles at the company, including Chief Financial Officer for West Africa, Head of Finance and Risk for JumiaPay, and Chief Executive Officer of Jumia Côte d’Ivoire. Before joining Jumia, he worked at Deloitte.

Pedro Fangueiro joined Jumia in 2021 and serves as Chief Group Technology and Information Security Officer. Jumia said he oversees the company’s technology strategy, IT operations and cybersecurity, and leads its software engineering, infrastructure and cybersecurity teams.

Hesham El Gabry joined Jumia in 2021 and serves as Group Chief Commercial Officer. Jumia said he previously served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Commercial Officer of Jumia Egypt, and worked at Amazon EU and Vodafone Group before joining.

The three new appointees joined existing Management Board members Francis Dufay and Antoine Maillet-Mezeray, bringing the Management Board to five members. The Supervisory Board also appointed Francis Dufay as Chair of the Management Board, effective October 19, 2026.

## Why It Matters
Jumia said the appointments reflect the strength of its senior talent pool and bring complementary technology, financial, operational and commercial experience to support the company’s next phase of growth and profitability.

Jonathan D. Klein, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Jumia, said, “We are very pleased to welcome Renaud, Pedro and Hesham to the Management Board. Their appointment recognizes the quality of the leadership we have developed within Jumia. The Supervisory Board has full confidence in this expanded Management Board to build on the progress achieved and drive the next phase of Jumia’s growth.”

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