DOUGLAS Group CEO
Sander van der Laan has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the DOUGLAS Group since November 2022.
Under his leadership, the strategy ‘Let it Bloom – DOUGLAS 2026’ was introduced, which puts customers at the center of the business model and focuses on expanding the Group’s omnichannel positioning.
Before joining the DOUGLAS Group, Sander van der Laan led the Dutch non-food retailer Action as CEO for over six years, significantly increasing sales and driving expansion. He also spent more than 16 years in various management positions at the listed retail group Ahold Delhaize – most recently as CEO of the leading Dutch retail chain Albert Heijn. Earlier positions were as General Manager at the Dutch beverage specialist Gall & Gall and in Marketing and Sales at Unilever.
Sander van der Laan studied at the Nyenrode Business Universiteit in Breukelen, the Netherlands, and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
DOUGLAS Group CFO
Marco Giorgetta has been Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the DOUGLAS Group since May 2025.
Before he joined the DOUGLAS Group, he was CFO and Managing Director of Italian selective beauty retailer Limoni from 2013 to 2017. Following the acquisition of Limoni by the DOUGLAS Group in 2017, he was appointed CFO of DOUGLAS Italy and was responsible for the integration of the Italian businesses. In 2021, he also became CFO of DOUGLAS Southern Europe. Earlier experiences include Private Equity firms Bridgepoint and Orlando Italy, investment bank Morgan Stanley and IT consultancy firm Neptuny (now Moviri).
Marco Giorgetta graduated in Computer Engineering at Politecnico di Milano and holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
DOUGLAS Group CCO
Dr Philipp Andrée is Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of the DOUGLAS Group and has been member of the Board since January 2023.
Before joining the DOUGLAS Group, he worked at Hamburg-based coffee roaster and retailer Tchibo for more than seven years, most recently as Member of the Management Board for Digital & Marketing. Previously, he built up and sold the online fashion platform Department47 as founder and Managing Director. He began his career at the management consultancy McKinsey & Company.
Dr Philipp Andrée studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Hamburg and later earned a doctorate in Marketing at the University of Hamburg.
This controlling body monitors, audits and advises the management board of the DOUGLAS Group. The supervisory board is made up of twelve elected members.
| DR HENNING KREKE | Chairman, Entrepreneur, Hagen/Germany |
| DR ALEXANDER DIBELIUS | Managing Partner/Managing Director, CVC, Frankfurt a. M./Germany |
| DR DANIEL PINDUR | Partner, CVC, Frankfurt a. M./Germany |
| CAN TOYGAR | Senior Managing Director, CVC, Frankfurt a. M./Germany |
| PAMELA KNAPP | Entrepreneur |
| GEORGIA GARINOIS-MELENIKIOTOU | Entrepreneur |
| ULRIKE GAAL* | Commercial Assistant |
| VESNA MANDALENAKES* | Commercial Assistant |
| STEFANIE HÜBNER* | Vice President E-Commerce DACH |
| ULRIKE GRABE* | Head of section, Münster/Germany |
| PETRA RINGER* | Trade Union Secretary at ver.di Trade Section, Berlin |
| PETER KÖNIG* | Trade Union Secretary at ver.di Trade Section, Würzburg/Aschaffenburg and Schweinfurt |
*Employee representatives