Douglas names Jean-Marc Bellaiche CEO from November 2026

· Beauty & Fashion · Germany · France

Germany-based Douglas Group has appointed Jean-Marc Bellaiche as chief executive officer, effective 1 November 2026. The former Printemps chief executive will succeed Sander van der Laan, who is retiring after a 36-year retail career, including four years leading the European premium beauty retailer. Bellaiche arrives from the French department-store world, where he ran Printemps, bringing department-store and luxury-retail experience to a chain that operates primarily through physical beauty stores across Europe. Leadership change at one of Europe's largest specialty beauty retailers matters for brand partners and suppliers, since Douglas controls shelf space and promotion for a large share of prestige and mass beauty brands in its markets.

Why it matters：A change at the top of one of Europe's biggest beauty retailers can reset brand-partner terms, store strategy and the balance between physical retail and e-commerce.

Key points

  • Bellaiche takes over as CEO on 1 November 2026
  • He previously led French department store Printemps
  • Sander van der Laan retires after 36 years in retail, four of them at Douglas

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