Organisation
Since the beginning in 1963 in the town of Bredebro in southwestern Denmark, ECCO has been owned and managed by the Toosbuy family. Today, Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak, the daughter of Birte and Karl Toosbuy, is the sole owner of ECCO and chairperson of the supervisory board. Her husband, Dieter Kasprzak, is President. ECCO relies on mastering three basic elements: Brand, product and concept development and production and sales. Decisions are made where things happen. ECCO’s operational activities are managed through 11 strong business units: Five sales regions, five production units and one leather unit. Each unit has its own management, supervisory board, budget and financial statements. ECCO’s headquarters are responsible for brand, product and concept development and for central group functions such as logistics, IT, treasury, taxation and legal services. In addition, the headquarters act as a support and control unit vis-à-vis the individual business units.