DOUGLAS Group announces board reorganization following CCO’s departure
The Düsseldorf-based beauty retailer revealed this change on February 3, 2026, while streamlining its leadership structure.
GERMANY – Philipp Andrée, Chief Commercial Officer of the DOUGLAS Group, will step down from his role at the end of February 2026 after three years on the Management Board to take on a new opportunity elsewhere.
The Management Board will now comprise just CEO Sander van der Laan and CFO Marco Giorgetta, with Andrée’s duties in omnichannel sales, e-commerce, store operations, marketing, CRM, retail media, technology, and AI reassigned between them.
To strengthen oversight, a new Management Committee will assist, including the board plus Chief Assortment & Purchasing Officer Stefanie von Albert, Chief Marketing Officer Rik Strubel, and Chief E-Commerce Officer Marcel Uphues.
This setup aims to better execute the company’s strategy amid its ongoing transformation.
Supervisory Board Chairman Dr. Henning Kreke praised Andrée’s deep expertise and passion, crediting him as a key driver in evolving DOUGLAS into a modern omnichannel leader.
CEO van der Laan highlighted Andrée’s impacts stating, “With Philipp Andrée, we are losing a valued colleague and member of the Management Board”,
“He has made a significant contribution to the further development of our sales channels into a strong omnichannel proposition, to an improved profitability and scaling of E-Commerce and to the digitalization of our business including a modernized IT landscape and the introduction of AI.”
Andrée joined DOUGLAS in January 2023 from Tchibo, where he served on the executive board for digital and marketing.
At DOUGLAS, he oversaw omnichannel operations and chaired the supervisory board of Parfümerie Douglas Deutschland GmbH.
DOUGLAS Group Q1 FY 2025/26 financial highlight
Douglas Group recently achieved a modest 1.7% sales increase in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025/26, reaching 1.67 billion euros(USD 1.82 billion) from October to December 2025, despite a tough market backdrop marked by macroeconomic pressures and high consumer price sensitivity.
Store sales rose by 0.4%, powered by the net addition of 13 new locations, while online sales climbed 4.2%.
The adjusted EBITDA margin dipped to approximately 19.9% from 21.5% a year earlier, reflecting strain on gross margins from product mix shifts and pricing dynamics.
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