Jan Brinkmann takes on the role of Director Division Shoes at Marc O’Polo.
With the shoe expert, the Stephanskirchen-based fashion retailer wants to push ahead with the expansion of the shoe collection, Marc O’Polo announced on Wednesday. He is to gradually take over the topics of product development and procurement for Karl-Heinz Lauterbach within the 23/24 financial year. Lauterbach is leaving the company after 17 years in May 2024 “at his own request”, but will remain in an advisory capacity.
“We are very pleased that in Jan we have been able to gain an accomplished shoe expert with many years of international experience for the further expansion of our Shoes Division,” said Maximilian Böck, CEO at Marc O’Polo. “Together with Karl-Heinz Lauterbach, the head of this division, he will initially focus primarily on sales and marketing.”
Previously, Brinkmann held various “comparable management positions” and worked for brands such as Rieker, Tamaris and Gabor. At Gabor Shoes AG he is currently still responsible for product development, procurement, marketing and sales of the two men’s shoe brands Pius Gabor and Rollingsoft Men. He will take up his new role on July 1, 2023.