Mytaxi says Marc Berg will join as new CEO, succeeding Andrew Pinnington with effect from 16 April this year.
In 2017, Mytaxi provided 75m trips (+337%) and increased its active passengers to more than 11m (+194%). During Pinnington’s tenure, the company grew from a local player in Germany to the European leader in ride hailing services through acquisitions and growth.
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Pinnington has decided to step down as CEO after merging Hailo, Clever Taxi and Beat into the Mytaxi business, while simultaneously scaling the existing operations. Pinnington will remain in the business to ensure a smooth transition.
Berg is currently CEO, DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) of Klarna Group, a provider of secured online payment services in Europe.
He was also responsible for executing acquisitions while successfully building out the DACH organisation. In addition to his banking and e-commerce background, Berg has held various senior leadership positions in other digital and fast-growing companies.
“I am happy to have found an experienced strategist and digital executive in Marc,” said Daimler supervisory board chairman and financial services board member, Stephan Unger.
“I am confident Marc will further build on the enormous growth the company has seen over the past year and to further shape the organisation to become a global player in the mobility space.”
With Beat and Clever Taxi, Mytaxi currently operates in 70 cities in Europe and South America and has more than 120,000 registered drivers. In 2018, it is focused on continuing its growth strategy in relation to cities, customers and drivers.
Mytaxi is a part of Daimler Mobility Services.
