• EARLY CAREER AS A MASTER BREWER
• BECOMES METRO LEADER
• INTRODUCED NEW MANAGEMENT STYLE
• CREATING THE "FUTURE STORE"
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Chairman and chief executive officer, Metro Group

Nationality: German.

Born: July 9, 1946, in Brunswick, Germany.

Education: Technical University of Berlin, master brewer; PhD.

Career: R. A. Oetker Headquarters, 1974–1980, senior controller for the beverages division; Söhnlein Rheingold, 1980–1985, manager of finance, accounting, controlling, information technology, purchasing, and personnel; Metro SB-Großmärkte GmbH & Company, 1985–1991, manager of finance, accounting, controlling, logistics, and...