movers & shakers

Jan Bechler, Tim Nedden and Björn Sjut will step down from the management team in spring 2027, remaining on as founding partners and shareholders.Sabine Juenger will become Europe CEO of Front Row (formerly Finc3) as of January 1, 2027.

Björn Seitner got promoted at Breuninger and became Head of Marketplaces.

Vanessa Smickt was promoted to Director Digital Business at Marc O’Polo.

Christina Skoerries leaves camel active and hands over the position of Director E-commerce EMEA to Melanie Vogt, formerly Head of E-Commerce at Bonita.
Pedro Bloch kicks off a new role as E-commerce Sales Manager at Huawei.
Patrick Kemtzian left Kaufland e-Commerce after four years and joined Redcare Pharmacy as Assoc. Director Retail Media Sales & Business Development.

Daniel Jäck is moving up at PUMA Group, now serving as Director E-Commerce Europe.
Patrick Kemtzian left Kaufland e-commerce after four years and joined Redcare Pharmacy as Assoc. Director Retail Media Sales & Business Development.
Heiko Johannisson left eBay to take on a new role as Team Lead Partnership Management at PAIR Finance.

Laura Cialdella has left Hunkemöller to join Under Armour as Senior Manager, Digital Marketplaces, bringing her marketplace expertise into the global sportswear business.
Ray Cao now leads Zalando Partner Marketing Services (ZMS), following senior roles at TikTok, Google Shopping and Intuit.
Patricia Lay has been promoted to Lead International Partnership Growth at bol, continuing to drive the marketplace’s international ecosystem.

Rossella Furnari has stepped up at Leroy Merlin, now leading as Marketplace Team Leader, taking on greater responsibility across marketplace operations. Jonny Hofberger has been Managing Director at GTK VATpilot GmbH since March. Pia Nolte left fashionette to join Douglas as a Director Partner Program. Johannes von Roth-Bandick has left TB International to step into a top leadership role as Co-CEO / Chief Commercial Officer at MAG – Marketplace Amplifier. Ronja Wichmann has taken the next step at limango, now leading as Teamlead Marketplace – Key Account, Operations & Retail Media, with a broader remit across marketplace performance.

Dr. Kai-Ulrich Deissner, CEO of CECONOMY AG / MediaMarktSaturn, will hand over the role of CEO during the course of 2026 for personal reasons. His successor Remko Rijnders will assume the role of CEO on July 1.
René Groll, previously Head of E-Commerce and Chief Digital Officer at Alberts, is joining Front Row German on May 1, where he will support the team behind the Catapult analytics tool.
Marco Pirani, Commercial Director at Benetton, left the group after four years to take the position of CEO Commercial at Lowa Sportschuhe GmbH.

Inka Buschmann has moved up the ranks in Ceceba’s E-Commerce team and is now Head of Online Wholesale and Marketplaces.
Ludwig Schirmer, who led Devely’s Digital Unit up to last March, has returned to Europe after a few months in Dubai, and now joins DIY D2C brand Miss Pompadour as new Head of International Growth.
Valentin Lennartz has left Kaufland e-commerce to join UK-based marketplace OnBuy as Regional Manager DACH, supporting its expansion in the German-speaking region.

Patrick Bauernfeind became now officially the CEO & Managing Director of Nakoa Digital. Robin Prinsen formerly known as the CEO will stay as a partner. Valentin Lennartz has left Kaufland e-commerce to join UK-based marketplace OnBuy as Regional Manager DACH, supporting its expansion in the German-speaking region. Patrick Sedlmeier has left Kneipp GmbH and joined Douglas as Director Group Retail, bringing his retail expertise to the beauty giant.

Rafe Colburn, already serving as Chief Technology Officer at Etsy, is expanding his role and will also take over as Chief Product Officer. The move comes as Etsy consolidates its leadership structure following the departure of the former CPO.
Christian Lefken has made the move from MAX Trader to Christopeit Sport, where he’s now Head of Marketplaces.
Caroline Offergelt, after several years in the fashion marketplace world, has taken a new direction and joined bekuplast as Senior E-Commerce Manager.

Maximilian Gassner has taken on a broader leadership role as Vice President Sales Central at Adidas. Christina Skoeries has moved up the ranks at camel active and now holds the role of Director E-Commerce. Maria Jose Barrera Rojas has made a major move from Inditex to Louis Vuitton, where she now leads as Global VP E-Commerce.