Anders Skoe
Anders Skoe has been appointed as the new CEO of Trade Me Group Limited. He is currently the CEO of Finn.no and
executive vice-president of Nordic Marketplaces at Schibsted in Norway.
Finn.no is a similar business to Trade Me, operating across automotive, real estate and employment classifieds, as well
as a general items marketplace. Finn is part of the large, diverse, Norway-based global marketplace and media company
Schibsted.
Prior to joining Finn in 2010, Mr Skoe worked for Google and Radiance Technologies, and he has an engineering
background.
Mr Skoe said he was excited to be taking on a new challenge. “Trade Me is a fantastic business with great potential to
grow. It’s particularly exciting to come into this business when it is going through a significant moment in its
history, with a move back into private ownership. I’m looking forward to moving to New Zealand with my family, and
joining the Trade Me team in late July.”
Trade Me’s current CEO Jon Macdonald will continue in the role until Mr Skoe arrives later in the year. Mr Macdonald had
planned to leave Trade Me at the end of 2018, but at the request of the Board he agreed to stay on while Trade Me went
through a Scheme of Arrangement with Titan AcquisitionCo New Zealand Limited and to ensure a smooth transition to a new
CEO.
Mr Macdonald said: “I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Anders at Finn’s HQ in Oslo some time ago. I’m delighted that he’s
agreed to take on the CEO role here, particularly given his strong experience in leading such a closely comparable
business in a similar market. I wish him all the very best, and I look forward to seeing Trade Me continue to thrive.”
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