Christoph Borchert Christoph Borchert, 46, took up the position of Logistics/SCM Officer on 1 January. In this role, he is responsible for coordinating and managing the newly created REWE Group Logistics/SCM Board. Mr Borchert reports directly to the REWE COO Peter Maly. Christoph Borchert was most recently Project Manager RED 24, responsible for warehouse construction and the opening of Henstedt-Ulzburg in the northern region.

Nadine Hauser Nadine Hauser, 39, will take over as Head of Category Management in the Southern Region. She will start her induction programme there in March and, after shadowing in various areas, is expected to take up her role in the Southern Region from June 2023. Nadine Hauser has been Head of Project Management Office Full-range National at the headquarters in Cologne since October 2020.

Jürgen Stolz, Nils Klüssendorf Jürgen Stolz, who is currently Head of Business Transformation, has assumed responsibility for the National Sales & Organised Foodservice division in addition to some of his previous duties. In this capacity, he will report to Patrick Steppe, Chairman of the Lekkerland Management Board and Divisional Director Convenience CEO. Lekkerland COO Hilmar Hübers will assume direct responsibility for strategically important areas. The Strategy & Business Development and Smart Stores Development departments will report directly to Hilmar Hübers. Nils Klüssendorf, 48, Senior Vice President and member of the management responsible for Corporate Administration, Finance & Legal, will also take on additional areas of responsibility as part of these organisational changes. From February, he will also be responsible for the Pricing and Tender Management departments. He will continue to report to Patrick Steppe. All departments that contribute to commercial business relationships with customers will be brought together under one management. Stefan Punke, who has led the National Sales & Organised Foodservice division since November 2018, will leave the company.

Andreas Jüterbock, Petr Dupal At the beginning of the year, Andreas Jüterbock, 46, took over the position of COO of BILLA Czech Republic. Together with Liam Casey (CEO) and Ilse Holzer (CFO), he forms the management team of BILLA Czech Republic. Jüterbock reports to Espen B. Larsen, Divisional Director Retail International BILLA CEE. Andreas Jüterbock began his career in 1997 at Metro Cash & Carry, where he held various management positions in several German wholesale stores in the early years. in 2005, the native German moved to the Ukrainian subsidiary, where he was appointed Regional Manager West in 2010 and held this position in various regions in the following years. At the end of 2013, he moved to the Russian retail company Lenta, where he was Divisional Director responsible for the markets in the region with the highest turnover. Petr Dupal, 50,, also took over the position of Sales Director on 2 January. Dupal has held various positions at BILLA Czech Republic since 2000 and has been Chief Operating Officer since 2012. In his new role, Dupal will manage the operational sales business with a focus on sustainable successful market development in the Prague and Brno regions.