Andreas Jacobi becomes Managing Director at Etepetete

Jacobi is the third new hire within a few months. He will be responsible for the start-up's strategy.

In the future, Andreas Jacobi will be responsible for investment, expansion and corporate strategy at Etepetete as Managing Director. With his help, the provider of organic vegetables wants to optimize its product concept, expand its product range and expand globally. A round of investment is also expected to take place soon. Jacobi is the third newcomer within a few months at Etepetete. Before him, marketing chief Heiko Eckert and COO Philippe Renoirte joined the company.

Jacobi brings experience from various management positions: For example, he was Managing Director at Telelingua Group and COO at Acolad Group. "With Andreas Jacobi, we are expanding the C-Level division with an accomplished, experienced colleague who has demonstrated entrepreneurial action very successfully for years," say Eckert and Renoirte. "He has the necessary vision and a strong will to continue to lead Etepetete to success in all future challenges."

Georg Lindermair, Christopher Hallhuber and Carsten Wille founded Etepetete in 2015. The Munich-based start-up offers organic food boxes on a subscription model. These contain rescued fruits and vegetables that are not sold due to visual defects, but are still edible.