Prosus, Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk abruptly steps down

Bob van Dijk, the main enforcement of Dutch e-commerce capitalist Prosus and its controlling shareholder Naspers, has unexpectedly resigned from the apical relation and from the committee with contiguous effect. Ervin Tu, Prosus’ Group Chief Investment Officer, has been elevated to the presumption of interim main enforcement for companies that clasp important stakes successful large commerce enterprises and startups worldwide.

The firms didn’t accidental wherefore Van Dijk, 50, was leaving. The quality property merchandise from the firms didn’t see a connection from Van Dijk, who assumed the apical relation astatine the firms successful 2014.

“The Boards of Prosus and Naspers privation to convey Bob for his enactment implicit a afloat decade,” said Koos Bekker, seat of Prosus successful a statement. “During this clip important businesses were established successful Classifieds, Food Delivery and Payments, portion we besides entered respective caller fields. We admit Bob’s contributions and privation him overmuch occurrence with his aboriginal career.”

The firms said their boards and Van Dijk “mutually agreed” that helium volition measurement down from his position. He volition proceed to consult the committee for a year.

“Prosus is operating with momentum. I americium honored to presume the relation and assistance signifier the aboriginal of the Group. I couldn’t beryllium much excited astir the squad astir maine and to get started,” said Ervin successful a statement.

More to follow.