New top management at Otto Group Solution Provider GmbH
Hamburg, 28.11.2023 - With effect from 01 March 2024, Katrin Behrens will join the Management Board of Otto Group Solution Provider GmbH ('OSP') as CEO. Alongside the current CEO and future Co-CEO Dr. Stefan Borsutzky, she will hold responsibility for the further strategic expansion of OSP to become the Otto Group's largest technology provider, as well as the expansion of the technology portfolio. Katrin Behrens is currently a Managing Director of myToys.de GmbH, where as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) she is responsible for the Technology and Business Intelligence Divisions.
As the incoming CEO of OSP, the 51-year-old will further increase the significance of OSP for the Otto Group as a strategic technology partner. Her goal is to expand the technology portfolio to enable OSP to offer additional high-performance solutions alongside comprehensive technology consultancy and support. To achieve this, Katrin Behrens' mission is to prepare OSP strategically and technologically for growth and, together with her Co-CEO Dr. Stefan Borsutzky, to make it the Otto Group's leading technology and solution provider. In addition to holding Board responsibility for Finance, Human Resources, and Sales, Dr. Stefan Borsutzky will continue to drive the internationalisation of the organisation.
The Otto Group is thus focusing on further strengthening its internal international technology services to ramp up efficiency, minimise costs and strengthen its competitiveness.
Sebastian Klauke, Member of the Otto Group Executive Board, E-Commerce, Technology, Business Intelligence, and Corporate Ventures, comments: "Katrin Behrens is the ideal appointment for this strategically important role. With her outstanding technology expertise, her proven experience in transformation processes and strong leadership she brings all the prerequisites to strengthen and further expand OSP as an Otto Group technology partner together with Dr. Stefan Borsutzky."
Following her Masters in Business Information Technology in 1997, Katrin Behrens launched her professional career as a Controller at OTTO and quickly became Project Management Lead for the design and development of IT systems and Business Intelligence solutions. In 2003 she moved to Otto Group IT as Communications Manager for major IT transformation projects and created a Key Account Management unit as a Head of Department at Otto Group IT. In addition, as Vice President she also held responsibility for IT architecture from 2006.
In 2008 she moved to Bonprix. As Vice President IT she was initially responsible for the complete and successful SAP-based development of the process and IT landscape. Since 2019 she was also responsible for Corporate Controlling and was Programme Lead in the transformation process that established a unified process and technology standard for all Bonprix companies internationally. Since 2022, as Managing Director (CTO) at myToys she has been responsible for driving the technological transformation.
Katrin Behrens: "Together with Stefan Borsutzky I am very much looking forward to strategically aligning OSP with our imminent growth initiatives, especially internationally, and to jointly helping move the Otto Group forward with our technological solutions and know-how. Over recent years, Stefan Borsutzky and his team have already laid an outstanding foundation and established a high-performance service provider. I am excited about our collaboration and tackling our joint challenge!"
As a result of these changes, previous Co-CEO Norbert Gödicke will continue to contribute his deep expertise and experience to the development of OSP in the newly created position of Vice President and Authorized Signatory of Otto Group Solution Provider GmbH and his role as Managing Director OSP Spain.
Sebastian Klauke: "I would like to express my gratitude to the current OSP top management team for everything it has achieved so far, and naturally I wish the new management team every success!"
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About the Otto Group
Founded in Germany in 1949, today the Otto Group is a globally active retail and services group with around 41,000 employees in 30 major company groups primarily active in the economic regions of Germany, the rest of Europe, and the USA. Its business activities span the Platforms, Brand Concepts, Retailers, Services and Financial Services segments. In the 2022/23 financial year (to 28 February) the Otto Group generated revenues of 16.2 billion euros. With online revenues of approximately 12 billion euros, the Otto Group is one of the world’s largest online retailers. The Group’s particular strength is the broad market presence of its differentiated product assortments and service offers to diverse customer target groups in the world’s relevant economic regions. Numerous strategic partnerships and joint ventures provide the Otto Group with excellent opportunities to transfer know-how and leverage areas of synergy potential. Group companies demonstrate a high degree of corporate responsibility and willingness to collaborate with one another; at the same time this guarantees flexibility, customer proximity and optimal target-group appeal in their respective national markets.