Our management

Since August 1, 2012, an independent management team has been responsible for the future of the individual company OTTO. In their roles, they jointly drive the development of OTTO. But who are these four and what makes them unique?

Marc Opelt

Marc Opelt has been with the Otto Group for over 30 years. It all started in 1990, when Marc joined OTTO as a marketing assistant in catalogue marketing. Today, he is Chairman of the Divisional Board OTTO and responsible for Marketing. We asked who is behind this career and what his time at OTTO means to him.

Katy Roewer

Katy Roewer started in Controlling at the Otto Group at the age of 26. Today, as a member of the Executive Board, she is responsible for service, the entire human resources area and finance at OTTO - 80 percent of the time. She told us how it all came about and what shapes her work.

Dr. Michael Müller-Wünsch

Dr. Michael Müller-Wünsch began restructuring OTTO's IT architecture and organization in 2015. He places great emphasis on innovation, which is why he also holds the position of CIO within OTTO's divisional board. He tells us why technology and progress are so important to him.

Dr. Boris Ewenstein

Dr. Boris Ewenstein joined the management team in 2024 as member of the Divisional Board responsible for Retail and Marketplace. In this position, his aim is to continuously expand these central revenue pillars of Germany's largest online store.