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Gerry Weber International AG: Supervisory Board appoints Urun Gursu as Chief Product Officer

19-Feb-2019 / 18:39 CET/CEST
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Ad-hoc announcement pursuant to section 17 MAR

Supervisory Board of GERRY WEBER International AG appoints Urun Gursu as Chief Product Officer

(Halle/Westphalia, 19 February 2019) Today, the Supervisory Board of GERRY WEBER International AG appointed Urun Gursu as Member of the Managing Board of the Group. As Chief Product Officer (CPO), Urun Gursu will sign responsible for the area Product and Creation for the GERRY WEBER brands within GERRY WEBER Group. Additionally, he will lead the newly established central Group Purchasing, including the foreign offices and Inbound Logistics. Urun Gursu will take office on 1 March 2019, complementing the Managing Team of Johannes Ehling, Spokesperson of the Managing Board as well as Chief Sales Officer (CSO) and Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and Florian Frank, Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO).

Urun Gursu joins GERRY WEBER after holding the position of Head of Merchandising Men Europe at Esprit GmbH, Düsseldorf, where he signed responsible for the majority of the worldwide menswear value chain. Previously, Urun Gursu headed the four brand segments as well as the overall brand strategy as Chief Product Officer and Member of the Executive Committee at MANGO in Spain. At MANGO, Urun Ursu implemented among other things a new product strategy focusing on maximizing short delivery cycles within the vertical system. Together with Johannes Ehling and Florian Frank, Urun Gursu will substantially drive forward the ongoing repositioning of GERRY WEBER.

The Managing Board

Notifying Person:
Florian Frank
Member of the Managing Board
Phone: +49 5201 185-140
ir@gerryweber.com


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Language: English
Company: Gerry Weber International AG
Neulehenstraße 8
33790 Halle/Westfalen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)5201 185-0
Fax: +49 (0)5201 5857
E-mail: info@gerryweber.com
Internet: www.gerryweber-ag.de
ISIN: DE0003304101
WKN: 330410
Listed: Regulated Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; SIX, Vienna Stock Exchange

 
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