Onward to new adventures at PayPal as Sean Douglas leaves zooplus to take on UK leadership position

Sean Douglas has joined PayPal as Senior Director in the UK.

He joins from European online pet supplier zooplus where he served as Managing Director UK and Ireland.

In a LinkedIn post, he said: "Thrilled to announce my boomerang to PayPal, joining the UK leadership team as a Senior Director. I am looking forward to collaborating with an incredible team to drive accelerated growth and forge powerful strategic alliances with the UK's top retailers, brands, and platforms.”

“We have incredible innovation and big solutions in the pipeline, set to unlock reach to millions of consumers which will skyrocket conversion, loyalty and recruit new consumers for merchants. Get ready for exciting developments in the coming months."

He added: "This return follows an incredible twelve months with Europe's largest pet supplies platform as MD zooplus UK & Ireland under a private equity operating model, where we achieved so much as an agile team, including designing a robust long-term strategic plan while opening a brand new London HQ which has kickstarted double digit growth, and reinventing private label brands for local relevance with local manufacturing."

"A huge thank you to the fantastic zooplus team in Paddington, Madrid, Munich and throughout Europe. Onward to new adventures with PayPal."

2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Payments will be a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards. which will open for entries in March, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended November's gathering. 

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