Erich Stockhausen is thus relinquishing his mandate and leadership of the committee one year before the end of the current term of office. Stockhausen and Lenk have worked very closely together over the past eight years, so that the successful path they have taken can be continued seamlessly.

Stefan Lenk (63) opened his first REWE store in 1983. Today, together with his wife Claudia and their three sons, he runs the family business with nine stores, a total turnover of more than €100 million and more than 500 employees, which was founded by his parents in 1963 on 40 square metres in Bochum. Lenk has held a seat on the Supervisory Board of REWE Dortmund since 2014 and has been its Chairman since 2016. He has also been a member of the Supervisory Board of REWE Group since 2016 and Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2018.

REWE Group Supervisory Board Chairman Erich Stockhausen commented: "After ten years at the helm of the Supervisory Board, it is the ideal time for me to hand over the mandate and the chairmanship.

With the nomination of Stefan Lenk, I know that the board and the company are in the best hands. After this intensive and exciting time in the service of REWE Group, I myself would like to be able to devote more time to my own company in my final years. I am very proud of the way in which the REWE Group team, from the Management Board down to each individual employee, is navigating the ship through these turbulent times. The successful work that everyone is doing for our company, even under these conditions, is anything but a matter of course. I will still be in office for a few months, but I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the trust you have placed in me and I am very satisfied with the impressive development of the company in recent years."

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank Erich Stockhausen for his dedicated, courageous and forward-looking work as Chairman of the Supervisory Board. I have been able to work closely with him over the past eight years and I am convinced that the path he has taken is still the right one. As a strong community with the proven Management Board team and the employees of REWE Group, we will continue to successfully drive the company forward in the future. With this in mind, I would like to continue on this path in close cooperation with employee representatives and shareholders on the Supervisory Board, the retailers, the management and the teams with absolute commitment and full vigour. I would already like to thank you very much for the trust you have placed in me," says Stefan Lenk, designated new Chairman of the Supervisory Board from June 2025.

REWE Group CEO Lionel Souque also thanks Erich Stockhausen "very much for the close and always trusting cooperation. Together we have achieved major milestones for the company, such as the takeover of Lekkerland or the time-critical market exits from Ukraine and Russia. Erich Stockhausen has always prioritised the interests of the company. He stands for the long-term positioning of our Executive Board team and has had a significant and very positive influence on our corporate culture. He always stood up straight for the interests of the retailers as well as for the interests of the Group as a whole. It was a great pleasure and honour to work with him. He has rendered great service to his REWE Group."