Dr. Erik Massmann

Member of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Erik Massmann is a member of the Supervisory Board of the company and was appointed to this position on November 5, 2024. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the BIRKENSTOCK Group in 2023 and was responsible for finance and human resources at the BIRKENSTOCK Group until January 31, 2025.

He has over 30 years of professional experience in finance related positions, including more than 20 years as chief financial officer in various companies and industries. Erik started his career in the corporate finance department of DG Bank AG. After being appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the software company IBS AG in 2001, he joined CompuGroup Medical AG in 2003 and served as Chief Financial Officer until 2009, with responsibility for finance, corporate controls, human resources and investor relations. He led CompuGroup´s initial public offering process in 2007. After leaving CompuGroup, he started at Personal&Informatik AG and worked there until 2010 at which time he joined Sportradar AG in 2014, a sports technology company. In 2020, Erik was appointed chief financial officer of the online fashion brand Oceans Apart, before joining BIRKENSTOCK in November 2022 as finance director for BIRKENSTOCK Europe. Erik graduated with a Diploma in Economics and Political Science from the Freie Universität Berlin, where he also received his Doctorate in the same field in 2003.