Jack Wolfskin, which is one of Europe's largest outdoor apparel, equipment and footwear companies, has appointed Axel Mau as chief financial officer.
Mau joins the company, which is based in Idstein, Germany, with over 20 years of experience in finance operations, eight of which he has served as CFO at Takeda Pharma GmbH and W.I.S. Sicherheit & Services.
“We are delighted to welcome Axel Mau to the management of Jack Wolfskin,” said Melody Harris-Jensbach, CEO of Jack Wolfskin since November 2014. “In my first few months in the business we have re-established the company’s growth objectives and most recently took over our Chinese business operations with 720 stores.”
Alongside Chief Sales Officer Markus Boetsch, Axel Mau’s deep financial experience in multinational organisations complements and rounds out the skillset of our executive team.”
Mau said it is a very exciting time for hime to join the company.
“Melody and the team have already made significant strides in preparing for the next phase of the company’s growth with improved product and brand development as well as a strong focus on international and retail operations,” he said.
The company also disclosed that Chief Operating Officer Christian Brandt, who had temporarily taken on the CFO role the last two years, will focus on business operations until end of April, when he will take a long- deserved break.
“One will never find the right time for a break, but today I’m deeply convinced that Melody has the passion and leadership to form and execute a successful new vision for the company,” said Brandt.
The position of a chief marketing officer, which has been vacant since the service agreement with Elke Stein expired end of January 2015, will not be re-filled.
