A change in management is imminent at Austria’s largest shoe association, Ringschuh Austria.
Bernd Grillitsch has been part of the management of the association group since June, as can be seen from his profile on the LinkedIn careers network. According to media reports, he will take over the management of Wilfried Harml from January 2024. According to the industry magazine Textilwirtschaft, Harml will be retiring after 20 years.
According to his profile on Linkedin, Grillitsch was the managing director of Fashion & Style GmbH until May and part of the board of the consumer cooperative Weimar eG. Before that, he gained experience in the shoe industry as Sales Director Wholesale at the shoe brand Högl.