Erik-Jan Mares

Erik-Jan Mares was appointed CEO at Zeeman in October 2017. He has years of experience within retail. Before Zeeman Erik-Jan worked at a.o. Ahold, C1000 and Nutricia. Next to his Supervisory Board role at Goossens Wonen & Slapen, he is also involved with Heemskerk Fresh & Easy as advisor. In 2022 he was elected Retail Executive of the Year.

Erik-Jan is very involved in the field of sustainability. He believes that companies can only continue to exist sustainably if they take their social responsibility based on a solid financial basis. This means: taking care of everyone in the chain who is dependent on the company, and being ‘zuinig’ for the planet.

Erik-Jan grew up in Raalte, Overijssel. Studied Business Administration at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He lives in Zeist and has a blended family with four children. In his spare time he likes to run, play padel, enjoy nature and do lot of reading.

Zeeman is the champion in basics and ‘zuinig’ from the heart. Zeeman has over 1,350 stores

in Europe and 9,000 employees. Zeeman is there for people who have less to spend, but also increasingly for people who consciously choose not to pay too much.