Telerik Schischmanow, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the REWE GROUP | Photo: ©REWE GROUP (Michael Pröck) The Supervisory Board of REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG has decided to extend Telerik Schischmanow ’s contract as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the REWE GROUP ahead of schedule. The new contract begins on 1 July 2027 and runs for a further five years until 30 June 2032. Telerik Schischmanow has been a member of the RWE GROUP Management board since July 2022.

“We are delighted to be continuing our successful collaboration with Telerik Schischmanow in the long term. With his considerable professional expertise, his in-depth knowledge of the REWE GROUP and his keen strategic vision, he has made a significant contribution over recent years to ensuring the company’s financial stability and future viability. Telerik Schischmanow enjoys the full confidence of the Supervisory Board. The early contract extension is therefore a clear sign of continuity and reliability within the REWE GROUP Management board,” said Stefan Lenk, Chairman of the REWE GROUP Supervisory Board, commenting on the board’s decision.

On 1 October, Bettina Montfort was appointed Head of the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Employment Law within the CoE for personnel management. Montfort joined the REWE GROUP’s CoE for Employment Law in January as a solicitor specialising in group employment law and has held this position ever since. In her new role, she reports to Dr Philip Merten, Head of the CoE personnel management division. She thus succeeds Constance Müller, who is due to retire on 1 March 2027.

Birgit Heitzer Birgit Heitzer, Head of Procurement Logistics and Logistics Services, is taking early retirement on 31 December after 17 years with the company and 15 years in her current role. During her time with the company, she played a key role in the systematic establishment and continuous development of procurement logistics. In addition, she was responsible for national and international logistics services and helped shape the procurement processes for logistics. Through her involvement in external committees, she also represented REWE beyond the company’s boundaries and was a committed advocate for the company’s interests.

Birgit Heitzer is gradually handing over her areas of responsibility to the colleagues who will take over in future:

• Stefanie Kübbeler and the Procurement Logistics team have been reporting to Dr Benedikt Schulte, Head of SCM Supply Side & Network, since 1 October.
• Jörg Ruhnke and the Logistics Services team will report to Lars Siebel, management of Logistics/SCM, from 1 November.
• Arne Kanzok and the International Transport & Container Logistics team will also report to Jörg Ruhnke from 1 November.
• Maic Gerhardsand the Fleet Management team have been reporting to Andreas Gutt, Head of HR Corporate Services, since 1 July.

Joao Gonzaga, Lars Ziegler With effect from 1 November, Lars Ziegler will be appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the DERTOUR Group. This move will bring the DERTOUR Group’s international IT organisation more closely together. At the same time, it will further expand its expertise in key future-oriented areas such as in-house development and AI. In his new role, Lars Ziegler will report to Boris Raoul, CEO Germany and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the DERTOUR Group, and will become a member of DERTOUR’s Extended Executive Board. Whilst Boris Raoul is responsible for the Group’s overarching technology strategy, Lars Ziegler will lead its Group-wide implementation as well as the ongoing harmonisation of IT, technology standards and data governance. Lars Ziegler has more than 15 years’ experience in leading IT transformations and international technology organisations. As CIO of IGEL Technology and, prior to that, as Deputy CIO of the FTI Group, he modernised complex IT landscapes, drove forward cloud and AI initiatives, and implemented global transformation programmes in multinational companies. As part of the new structure, João Gonzaga, currently Group CDO, will assume group-wide responsibility as Vice President Group IT Corporate Functions for cyber safety and security, as well as for the strategic transformation and further development of the central corporate IT landscape, including the central finance and HR systems and other company-wide IT systems.