After CEO Frank Revermann left Görtz at the end of July, the Hamburg shoe retailer and Tobias Volgmann went their separate ways.
With the departure of the finance director, sole responsibility now lies with the new investor Bolko Kissling, Görtz confirmed when asked by FashionUnited. The specialist magazine Schuhkurier had previously reported on it. After completion of the restructuring process and takeover of Görtz, Mr. Bolko Kissling will take over as the new managing director of all Görtz companies with immediate effect, it is said from Hamburg.
Kissling will now work for the further development of Görtz and drive forward the development of the format and expansion strategy. Even before the departure of the two managing directors at Görtz, the sole managing director wanted to contribute across the company with “innovative concepts”. Kissling, managing director at Vienna-based CK Technology Solutions GmbH, invested in the ailing shoe chain in the middle of the year and helped it out of bankruptcy.
With the conclusion of the insolvency proceedings, Volgmann had already been removed as managing director “by mutual agreement” on September 30th in order to “take on a new challenge in the near future,” said Görtz. Volgmann will temporarily remain with the shoe retailer as a consultant. He came from the confectionery retailer at the beginning of 2021 Arko Group in Görtz and previously held various management positions at Redcoon, Beeline and Buch.de.
It is currently not known whether a successor is planned for him and Revermann.
This post was updated on October 16th at 2:15 p.m. with a statement from Görtz.