Scandic recruits new Director of e-Commerce from eBay

Scandic Hotels, the largest hotel company in the Nordic countries, has recruited
Maria Andersson from eBay as new Director of e-Commerce with responsibility for
growing the Group’s digital business.
Maria Andersson has been recruited for the role of Director e-Commerce &
Marketing within the Scandic Group. Maria will have overall responsibility for
driving and further developing Scandic’s digital sales and marketing.
Maria has extensive experience from digital marketing, product development and
sales, and over the last eight years she has also held several senior positions
within eBay in Sweden.
-  Scandic has very strong e-commerce today and we have a clear target to
increase growth in our digital channels. Maria’s knowledge and experience in
digital sales, product development and marketing will be a great asset for
Scandic, says Thomas Engelhart, Commercial Director at Scandic.
-  With its new website and attractive offering, Scandic has a very good
foundation for driving sales online. Together with the team and coordinated with
the marketing teams in each country, I am really looking forward to taking
Scandic’s digital presence to the next level, says Maria Andersson.
Maria will start the new position 11 August 2016. She will be based in Stockholm
where she will report to Scandic’s Commercial Director, Thomas Engelhart.


For more information, please contact:
Thomas Engelhart, Commercial Director, Scandic Hotels Group
thomas.engelhart@scandichotels.com
Ann-Charlotte Johansson, VP Communications & IR, Scandic Hotels Group
ann-charlotte.johansson@scandichotels.com
+46 72 180 22 44
www.scandichotelsgroup.com
About Scandic
Scandic is the largest hotel company in the Nordic region with 14,400 team
members and a network of close to 230 hotels with about 44,000 hotel rooms in
operation and under development. Scandic Friends is the biggest loyalty program
in the Nordic hotel sector with 1.7 million members. Corporate responsibility
has always been a part of Scandic’s DNA and Scandic has been named Best Hotel
Brand in the Nordic countries (BDRC). Since December 2, 2015, Scandic has been
listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
www.scandichotelsgroup.com