Meet Our Board

Dr. Julian de Grahl
Chief Executive Officer
Julian has been the Chief Executive Officer of Spread Group since 2021. As a lawyer with a doctorate in business administration, Julian brings more than 20 years of experience in the Internet industry, including more than 13 years in market-listed companies with high-growth and high-margin environments. In his last position as the Managing Director at CTS EVENTIM he was responsible for several business units, addressing the sports, culture, club and festival markets with specific software, online shops and merchandising solutions.

Ferdinand von Humboldt
Chief Financial Officer
Ferdinand has been Chief Financial Officer of Spread Group since August 2023. He studied business administration in Berlin, Leipzig and Seoul/South Korea and brings his many years of operational and strategic finance experience to the Group. Ferdinand’s professional career has taken him from the strategy consultancy Roland Berger to the management buy-out of a former Zalando subsidiary to CFO positions at global tech and service companies.

Frederik Brakel
Chief Commercial Officer
Frederik joined Spread Group as Chief Commercial Officer in 2022. He is responsible for providing customers, businesses, and creators the ability to discover, create, and sell sustainable fashion and lifestyle products. Frederik has been working in the fashion industry for 18 years and in e-commerce for 10 years. Before coming to Spread Group, he led the development of omni-channel solutions as Chief Digital Officer at Central Group Europe (e.g. Rinascente and The KaDeWe Group), and made a significant contribution to the development of Zalando.

Frank Bartelt
Chief Operations Officer
Frank has been Chief Operations Officer of Spread Group since 2023. With a degree in business administration, he brings 17 years of professional experience in the areas of operations, process management and supply chain management – including around 11 years in the e-commerce sector (including Zalando). In his previous position as COO at Picanova GmbH, Frank was already responsible for the various business units of a print-on-demand provider for 4 years.

Marcis Verlbergs
Director Customer Service
Marcis Velbergs has been Director of Customer Service at Spread Group since November 2024. In this role, he is responsible for further developing the global customer service strategy and ensuring that customers worldwide enjoy an excellent service experience – from the initial inquiry to long-term customer loyalty. His career has been marked by a clear passion for customer experience, service excellence, and process innovation. Projects such as the implementation of contact center structures and the introduction of process automation demonstrate his knack for combining customer satisfaction with efficiency and technology.