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foodpanda launches regional HQ and tech academy, names new Singapore MD

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Sharanya Pillai

Sharanya Pillai

Published Tue, Jul 19, 2022 · 02:00 PM
    • From left: Ingo Laubender, vice-president for people and corporate tech at foodpanda; Lawrence Wen, managing director of foodpanda Singapore; Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How; Jakob Angele, chief executive of foodpanda; Pedram Assadi, chief operating officer of foodpanda Asia-Pacific.
    • foodpanda CEO Jakob Angele (right) with Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How.
    • foodpanda debuted in Singapore in 2012. It has since used the city-state as a testbed for pandamart, its network of delivery-only stores, as well as its doorstep-delivery service pandago.
    • From left: Ingo Laubender, vice-president for people and corporate tech at foodpanda; Lawrence Wen, managing director of foodpanda Singapore; Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How; Jakob Angele, chief executive of foodpanda; Pedram Assadi, chief operating officer of foodpanda Asia-Pacific. PHOTO: foodpanda
    • foodpanda CEO Jakob Angele (right) with Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How. PHOTO: foodpanda
    • foodpanda debuted in Singapore in 2012. It has since used the city-state as a testbed for pandamart, its network of delivery-only stores, as well as its doorstep-delivery service pandago. PHOTO: ST FILE

    FOOD delivery service foodpanda has designated Singapore as its regional headquarters, with its office here housing 1,200 employees across local and regional operations, as well as its global tech hub.

    At a launch ceremony on Tuesday (Jul 19), the company also announced its new foodpanda PowerUp! Tech Academy to upskill local tech talent and riders, and help merchants digitalise.

    It will run programmes for tech talent in partnership with the government and tertiary institutions. foodpanda has also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Singapore University of Technology and Design focused on talent development, research and innovation.

    foodpandaFood deliveryEducationTech talent

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