INTERVIEW At the time of this
interview, Angelika Schindler-Obenhaus was still COO of Gerry Weber
International AG, in the meantime, she has been promoted to CEO.
FashionUnited spoke with her about her plans for Gerry Weber, her
leadership style and the quota of women on boards in Germany.
Ms. Schindler-Obenhaus, please describe your career so far.
I began my career in 1982 at the German department store chain Horten AG
with an apprenticeship as a commercial assistant, after which I became a
department manager. I quickly realized that I was drawn towards buying and
after six years I started working in the buying department atSinnLeffers
AG, a German retailer.
There, I worked as a purchasing department manager for the Young Fashion
division, at Bamboo. After eight years, I became a central buyer at Boecker
GmbH and got to know private-label production in the Far East, which was an
exciting new aspect – production in China and Hong Kong and being able to
design the clothes myself. After that, I joined fashion brand Cecil as Head
of Key Account.
At the time, I was the first…
