By William Cole For MailonlinePublished: 21:26 EST, 7 December 2020 | Updated: 21:26 EST, 7 December 2020The boss of Europe's largest online fashion retailer has said he will step down to put the professional ambitions of his wife first. Rubin Ritter, the co-chief executive of German firm Zalando, will resign at the company's annual meeting in May next year 'to devote time to my growing family'. Ritter, who is expecting his second child with his wife next year, has been in the job since 2010. Berlin start-up Zalando was founded in 2008 and has been run by a three-member CEO team consisting of Ritter, Robert Gentz and David Schneider since 2010. The site has risen to become Europe's leading online clothing retailer, employing 14,000 employees and serving 17 countries.

Source: The Nation December 08, 2020 03:03 UTC