GfK Retail and Technology
Global Executive Committee (GEC)

The GfK Retail and Technology Global Executive Committee is the driving force of our business, with valuable experience gained in the fields technology, consumer goods, retail and market research.

Dr Gerhard Hausruckinger Dr. Gerhard Hausruckinger
Responsible for GfK Retail and Technology


Chairman of the GfK Retail and Technology Global Executive Committee

Member of the Strategy Committee

Global Executive Committee Members:

Dr Silvestre Bertolini

Fredrik Hallberg

Frans Janssen

Dr. Silvestre Bertolini

Responsible for Italy, Greece

Spokesperson for global Optics market

Fredrik Hallberg


Responsible for CEE and Nordic countries

Responsible for the GfK Network Intelligence Solution

Member of the Strategy Committee

Frans Janssen


Responsible for Asia Pacific region

Member of the Strategy Committee

Hans-Peter Klotzbuecher

Ian McCann

Manuel Resurreccion

Hans-Peter Klotzbücher

Responsible for global Finance

Ian McCann


Responsible for the United Kingdom

Spokesperson for global Fashion market

Manuel Resurrección

Responsible for Iberian, Latin American countries

Herwig Rubin

Prof. Dr. Thomas Ruf

Wolfgang Wanders

Herwig Rubin


Responsible for the following markets:

Responsible for Germany

Prof. Dr. Thomas Ruf

Responsible for Global Operations (StarTrack Reporting Platform)

Responsible for Germany

Wolfgang Wanders


Responsible for the following markets:

Responsible for Germany

Frederic Wasson

Werner Winkler

Andy Zhao

Frédéric Wasson

Responsible for France, Benelux and META countries

Member of the Strategy Committee

Werner Winkler

Responsible for Germany

Responsible for North America

Co-lead for digital markets

Responsible for Etilize/ ENCODEX

Coordination of IFR and Media Control

Spokesperson for Retail Services

Spokesperson for Marketing

Andy Zhao

Responsible for China and Japan