Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Working with the teams across OTTO to develop compelling customer propositions in Fashion & Sport, Home & Living, Consumer Electronics and other categories. Building partnerships with brands and retailers to best serve customers on otto.de. Expanding marketplace tools for partners to grow their business on OTTO. Previously, led transformations as SVP at Zalando SE and Partner at McKinsey & Company, Inc. Track record of implementing large-scale change efforts and leading through volatility as commercial leader (SVP Supply) and HR leader (SVP People and Organization) at Zalando SE. Before joining Zalando, I served clients as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, Inc. across Europe, Middle East, and Africa, based in Berlin and Johannesburg. I was a Partner in McKinsey's Organization Practice until 2017. Before joining McKinsey, I was a Research Associate at Imperial College Business School in London, conducting and publishing research in organization studies.
Working with the teams across OTTO to develop compelling customer propositions in Fashion & Sport, Home & Living, Consumer Electronics and other categories. Building partnerships with brands and retailers to best serve customers on otto.de. Expanding marketplace tools for partners to grow their business on OTTO.
Led the People & Organization team at Zalando. Our goal was to use tech and data, as well as the latest insights in the behavioral sciences, to get people management right.
Responsible for Zalando’s Fashion Store assortment, procured via wholesale or supplied by third party sellers on our marketplace. Shaping key partnerships together with leading fashion brands. Member of the extended Management Board.
Teaching and research in innovation management; publications in, e.g., Organization Studies, Long Range Planning, Building Research and Information.
Leader of McKinsey's Organization Practice in Africa; member of the EMEA Organization Practice leadership group.
I am now active as an independent advisor to established companies as well as to start-ups, in which I occasionally invest.