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Summary
Seasoned international retail executive with 29 years of experience in large-scale food and non-food distribution across Europe. I currently serve as a member of the executive board of a €4bn Central European business unit within a €100bn German retail cooperative, where I oversee procurement, supply chain, logistics, marketing, and e-commerce for 900 stores across 4 countries. Recognized for leading complex organizational transformations. My career is defined by strategic turnaround work, operational scaling, and managing multi-country integrations (e.g., Leader Price integration at Aldi France, Eurelec joint venture setup for REWE & Leclerc). Key career milestones: • Executive roles at top-tier retailers including REWE, Aldi Nord, C&A, and Schlecker. • Built and led Eurelec, a €15bn joint buying organization between REWE and Leclerc. • Oversaw full store and warehouse integration of 550 outlets during Aldi’s acquisition of Leader Price France. • Directed national and international purchasing strategies with budgets exceeding €30bn. • Delivered P&L recovery and operational restructuring in multiple subsidiaries across Germany, France, and CEE. Strategic strengths: • Navigating matrix organizations and cooperative governance models. • Driving cross-border synergy realization and post-merger integrations. • Aligning operations, cost structures, and brand positioning in competitive retail environments. • Fluent in French, English, and German with a deep understanding of both DACH and Southern European business cultures.
Professional experience
Executive board member – procurement, supply chain, marketing & digital | trilingual executive | multinational retail | growth & transformation
REWE INTERNATIONAL AG
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Languages
Allemand - Courant
Anglais - Courant
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