Michael Otto

Executive / Chairperson
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Prof. Michael Otto (born 1943) led the Otto Group as Chairman of the Executive Board and Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer from 1981 to October 2007. The company developed into an international mail-order group under his stewardship. Prof. Otto recognized the potential of online retail as early as the mid-1990s and transformed the Otto Group into one of the world’s most successful e-commerce companies. He was honored with the special Digitization Driver Award at the Digital Champions Awards in 2016 in recognition of this achievement. As Chairman of the Supervisory Board, he continues to play a significant role in shaping and promoting the company’s digital transformation. The Otto Group now has 123 major companies in over 30 countries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia and is among the world’s largest online retailers.

 

Personal Details

Title: Prof
Surname: Otto
DoB: 12/04/1943
Age: 83 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: Germany
Country of Birth: Poland
Language: English, German 
Qualification: Not Available
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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
Otto GroupBoardChairperson01/01/2007

 

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