Gitte Bendzulla

About Gitte Bendzulla

Gitte Bendzulla is an experienced executive with a background in operations, corporate law, and organizational transformation across international technology and service companies. She serves as Chief Operating Officer at Deezer SA, where she joined in April 2022 and officially began her role on April 19, 2022. In this position, she has been responsible for overseeing several strategic operational areas, improving execution efficiency, and supporting Deezer’s growth agenda as the music streaming company evolved in a highly competitive market. Before joining Deezer, Bendzulla held senior leadership roles at Spark Networks SE, a publicly listed online dating company based in the United States and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. There, she served as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, gaining substantial experience in operational leadership, cross-functional management, and scaling business processes in complex, fast-moving environments. Deezer highlighted upon her appointment that she brought nearly 20 years of experience in COO and senior management roles, underlining the depth of her executive profile. Her career also includes leadership positions at several European and multinational organizations, including Juniper Networks, APM Terminals, Eaton Industries, and the SITA Suez group. This broad corporate exposure gave her a strong command of governance, compliance, operational restructuring, and efficiency improvement. It also positioned her as a leader capable of navigating different business models and regulatory frameworks, which is particularly valuable in companies undergoing strategic transition. Academically, Gitte Bendzulla studied at the University of Bayreuth in Germany and is admitted to the German bar. This combination of legal training and operational leadership has shaped a profile well suited to executive management and corporate governance. At Deezer, she has been part of the leadership team tasked with supporting the group’s strategic repositioning and ensuring disciplined execution of its development plans. Her profile reflects a blend of legal rigor, operational discipline, and international management experience that is particularly relevant for a listed digital services company.