Patrick has been with Otto Group more than 7 years, since 2012 as Senior IT Project Manager and for two years now as Product Lead for RPA. Prior to this he gained expertise as a consultant at IBM and Lodestone Management Consultants.

Founded in Germany in 1949, today the Otto Group is a globally active retail and services group with around 51,800 employees. The Group comprises 123 major companies and does business in over 30 countries in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. Its business activities are grouped into three segments: Multichannel Retail, Financial Services, and Service. In the 2017/18 financial year (to 28 February) the Otto Group generated revenues of 13.7 billion euros. With online revenues of approximately 7.9 billion euros, the Otto Group is one of the world’s largest online retailers. Ecommerce, catalogue sales and over-the-counter (OTC) retail form the three pillars of the Otto Group’s multichannel retail activities. Worldwide corporate activities, numerous strategic partnerships and joint ventures provide the Otto Group with excellent opportunities to transfer know-how and leverage areas of synergy potential. Group companies operate largely independently, guaranteeing flexibility, customer proximity and optimum target-group appeal in their respective national markets.