Picture credit: Eva Gouwens LinkedIn
Fairphone’s CEO, Eva Gouwens, introduced her resolution to step down from her put up by a LinkedIn put up.
Having served as CEO for six years, she has spearheaded a number of accomplishments within the firm’s journey towards sustainability within the client electronics business.
“The choice was not straightforward to make, but it’s the proper one. Within the phrases of Jacinda Arderns ‘I do know what this job takes, and I do know I now not have sufficient within the tank to do it justice. It’s so simple as that,” says Gouwens.
Gouwens believes that the timing is acceptable for her departure, notably since Fairphone not too long ago secured a major funding to assist the corporate’s future endeavors.
Through the transition interval, the administration crew comprising Noud Tillemans, Monique Lempers, Xavier Blanvillain, and Corné le Clercq will oversee Fairphone’s operations.
They may even be liable for deciding on and appointing Gouwens’ successor. The corporate’s Supervisory Board and new shareholders have already initiated the method of figuring out a brand new CEO.
Throughout her tenure as CEO, Gouwens led the crew to attain important milestones, reminiscent of launching three new iterations of the Fairphone, introducing the absolutely modular and simply repairable Fairbuds XL, and pioneering e-waste recycling campaigns to founding the Honest Cobalt Alliance.
“We made the corporate a worthwhile enterprise for our traders and shareholders, displaying the business that being worthwhile and sustainable as a client electronics firm is feasible,” provides Gouwnes.
Fairphone’s merchandise include five-year warranties and 7 years of software program assist, comprise extra honest supplies, and are worthwhile for traders and shareholders.
“I’m additionally very pleased with the crew I’ve helped arrange throughout the Netherlands, Taiwan and China. Their dedication to our mission and professionalism have been a driving drive on my journey,” she continues.
“I’m so grateful to each one in every of you for believing in me all these years and grateful for the honour to cheer you on and lead you on our mission to make smartphones smarter,” concludes Gouwens.
The announcement comes over a month after Fairbuds XL was launched, the corporate’s first modular audio system. Earlier in February, the Amsterdam-based firm raised €20M from Make investments-NL.
Fairphone: In direction of a fairer electronics business
Based in 2013 by Bas van Abel, Fairphone goals to encourage all the electronics business to behave extra responsibly.
In accordance with the corporate, each Fairphone telephone demonstrates the demand for moral electronics mixed with a worthwhile enterprise technique.
Fairphone claims it’s changing into influential available in the market to encourage producers and suppliers to maintain investing in bettering working circumstances, reminiscent of worker satisfaction and sustainable enterprise practices, and offering higher alternatives for the communities linked to the provision chain.
The B-Corp-certified firm has greater than 70 workers from 20 nations. At present, there are greater than 100,000 Fairphone homeowners.
