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Otto Group Online Unit Chief Marc Opelt to Retire, Boris Ewenstein to Take Over by March 1

The internal choice keeps focus on otto.de’s marketplace under a leader with prior experience at Zalando.

Overview

  • Otto Group announced that Marc Opelt, 63, will retire after leading its largest subsidiary since June 2018.
  • Boris Ewenstein, 48, is slated to succeed him and is expected to assume the top role by March 1.
  • Ewenstein has served on the executive board since May 2024 with responsibility for trade and marketplace operations.
  • The subsidiary in question operates the otto.de online sales platform for the Hamburg-based retail group.
  • Opelt, an Otto veteran of more than three decades, described the transition as a deliberate and forward-looking step on LinkedIn.