Petra Scharner-Wolff, born in Göttingen in 1971, has been responsible for Finance, Controlling and Human Resources on the Otto Group Executive Board since June 1, 2015.
After completing her studies at the University of Göttingen, the business graduate worked as a management consultant at the Nymphenburg Group in Munich from 1995.
In 1999, Scharner-Wolff moved to Controlling at the Otto Group in Hamburg, where she was responsible for the controlling of all Group companies worldwide from 2002 as Director of Group Controlling Investments.
In 2007, Scharner-Wolff was appointed to the management of the Schwab Group in Hanau. On July 1, 2009, she took over the function of spokesperson for the management. Responsible for the business units Planning and Controlling, Finance and Accounting, IT, Merchandise Management and Technology as well as Human Resources, she shaped the successful development of the fashion concept Sheego.
In 2012, Scharner-Wolff moved back to Hamburg and took on the position of OTTO divisional board member. There, she was responsible for human resources, controlling and IT.
Petra Scharner-Wolff is married and the mother of two children.