Glovo appoints Shiro Theuri as Chief Technology Officer
- Theuri will lead Glovo’s global technology teams across 23 countries, accelerating the development of the group’s global tech capabilities
Barcelona, 03 September – Leading multi-category app Glovo has today announced the appointment of Shiro Theuri to Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Since 2022, she has held the position of Senior Director of Engineering. Her primary objective is to further strengthen Glovo’s global tech and innovation capabilities to build a platform with the best experience for customers, couriers, and partners.
Before her move from Nairobi, Kenya to Barcelona, Spain to join Glovo in 2022, She held multiple senior engineering roles across a range of startups and small businesses in Kenya, including as VP of Engineering of the end-to-end fulfilment platform Sendy, and CTO of the mobile campaign messaging service FrontlineSMS.
In her new role as Glovo CTO, Theuri is responsible for leading the development of new solutions that optimise the user experience for all of Glovo’s stakeholders across the 23 markets where the platform is available.
Shiro's appointment marks a new era in Glovo's journey as a technology leader in the delivery industry. Using her new position as a catalyst, Theuri will champion promoting a more data-driven culture to influence product development and scalability across markets. Also, she brings her passion for innovation, diversity and mentorship to Glovo’s core.
Oscar Pierre, co-founder and CEO of Glovo, said: “Since joining Glovo in 2022, Shiro has proven herself as an ambitious, hands-on and skilled leader guiding her teams to success. She is driven to build a culture based on ambition, discipline and high standards while giving tons of trust and empowerment to the top talent in her team. Passionate for innovation, she creates a unique vision that will enable Glovo to continue its successful growth. This appointment as CTO reflects her depth of experience and exceptional leadership, and I’m excited to continue working closely with her to build the largest online marketplace across the more than 1,500 cities where we operate.”
Shiro Theuri, CTO at Glovo: “I am thrilled to get the opportunity to play a key role at Glovo, and use my position to lead and drive innovation within the organisation. My main goals will be to keep delivering excellence in our customer experience while building the best tech and data strategies to scale our platform in all our markets. As a passionate mentor for others, I’m also excited to use my role to empower more women and support diversity in technology while building the best technology team in Europe.”
About Glovo
Glovo is a pioneering multi-category app connecting users with businesses, and couriers, offering on-demand services from local restaurants, grocers and supermarkets, and high street retail stores. Glovo’s vision is to give everyone easy access to everything within their city, so that our users can enjoy what they want, when they want, where they want. Founded in 2015 in Barcelona, it operates across 23 countries in Europe, Central Asia and Africa.
For more information about Glovo, please visit: https://about.glovoapp.com/en/