Following P&C departure: Marc Busscher becomes CFO at C&A

Marc Busscher is taking on the role of chief financial officer (CFO) at clothing retailer C&A.

The former finance chief of Düsseldorf-based fashion retailer Peek & Cloppenburg (P&C) announced his new position on the professional networking site LinkedIn on Wednesday. According to his statement, he commenced the role last week.

Busscher succeeds Birgit Kretschmer, who had served as CFO of C&A since January 2021. According to her LinkedIn profile, she left the company in February. She has been a member of the executive board at Adidas since September 1 and will take over the finance department there at the end of the year.

New finance chief joins from P&C

Busscher left P&C at the end of October after approximately one year. Prior to that, he spent more than 12 years at US apparel group PVH Corporation (PVH), predominantly at its European headquarters in Amsterdam. Most recently, he served as CFO Europe for the Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein brands. Before joining PVH, he was vice president group controller at Tommy Hilfiger, where he was responsible for preparing the sale to PVH in 2010 and the subsequent integration.

Meanwhile, Gerard Daniels, who according to P&C assumed the role of managing director finance on November 1, joins from Busscher's new employer. At C&A, he was most recently responsible for finance and property in North-West Europe. According to his LinkedIn profile, he worked for the company for almost ten years. During this time, his roles included heading the finance department for the Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg region. Before joining C&A, he worked for Danish footwear specialist Ecco Shoes, most recently as finance and operations director for the Middle East, Egypt and Turkey.