The Wortmann top team including the new Tamaris management at the company’s HQ in Detmold
Wortmann Group has unveiled some new internal personnel changes that it said will help to position the company for the future, as Tamaris management plan to step up to “ensure continued corporate success”.
The future management team at Wortmann KG consists exclusively of long-serving employees who began their career with the company. The family-run company is thus focusing on experience, reliability and the sustainable promotion of young talent, it said.
With Partner and MD Ulrich Klüber’s retirement coming up in Summer 2026, Matthias Rodemeier will become the new Partner and MD of Wortmann KG and Chief Product Officer. In addition to the Tamaris collection, he will also be responsible for sales in the DACH region. Mr Rodemeier has been with Wortmann since 2008; he started out responsible for the collection items from Europe in Tamaris product management, and he has been responsible for the entire collection since 2020.
In addition, Michael Romberg, who is already MD and Partner at Jana Shoes, will take over as Chief Production Officer at Wortmann KG – responsible for overseeing the sourcing and production of the Tamaris brand and will thus also perform a coordinating role within the Group. Mr Romberg began his training at Wortmann in 1996 and subsequently made a major contribution to building up the Jana brand. He is currently responsible for the Jana brand as well as the Tamaris Comfort collection and sales.
In Summer 2027, Dr Giovanni Lacatena will end his operational responsibilities at Wortmann KG as planned and on 1 June 2027, Nico Gold will become Chief Sales Officer at Wortmann KG. In addition to his role at Wortmann Fashion Retail, he will be responsible for international sales and system partnerships.
Mr Gold began his training at Wortmann in 1997. After working in wholesale sales for the Marco Tozzi brand, he played a key role in establishing the Tamaris brand and system partnerships. As MD of Wortmann Fashion Retail, he has been responsible for the development of online activities and Tamaris stores since 2011.
Over the past decades, Horst Wortmann, the company’s founder, and Jens Beining, Managing Partner and CEO of the Wortmann Group, together with Partners and Managing Directors Ulrich Klüber and Dr Giovanni Lacatena, have developed the Wortmann Group into one of the strongest fashion companies in Europe. With commitment and foresight, Tamaris has been built up into one of the strongest shoe brands.
With the future management team under Wortmann Schuh-Holding KG’s Managing Partner Jens Beining and Dr Tobias Seng as CFO, Wortmann KG will thus be positioned for the further development of the Tamaris brand in the long term.
“The generational change at Tamaris, which has been initiated at an early stage, ensures continuity, allowing the company to remain on course for future success,” said Mr Beining. “The future management represents the customary reliability, specialist retail orientation, willingness to innovate and the sustainable further development of the brand.
“We are extremely proud that all three new Managing Directors could once again be recruited from our own ranks. All of them have already done their training in our family business. Yet again, this emphasises the value and importance of investing in training our own up-and-coming staff and shows the opportunities that talented young people have with us.”
