The industry association Fashion Net Düsseldorf eV has reshuffled its board at the turn of the year. New to the management board are Bernadette Bitterroff, Manuel Farrokh and Mirjam Dietz. The club announced on Thursday that everyone had been appointed unanimously. They replace Aline Müller-Schade, Luca Bazzanella and Michael Schulz, who left the board at the end of the 2025 financial year.
All three new additions to the board “bring in-depth industry and consulting expertise,” the association said in a statement. “Bernadette Bitterroff is the owner of a renowned fashion agency, Manuel Farrokh is a partner in the Industry & Retail Team at Horn & Company and Mirjam Dietz has many years of experience in business development, communication and strategic brand management in the fashion and lifestyle industry.”
The committee was chaired by Ulrike Kähler, managing director of the trade fair company Igedo Exhibitions. She was previously deputy first chairwoman of the board. Also represented on the board are Theresa Winkels, the head of the economic development department of the state capital Düsseldorf, Marc Freyberg, managing director of the clothing company Brax, and Andrea Greuner, the managing director of Fashion Net Düsseldorf.