German retailer Toom Baumarkt, which is part of the Rewe Group, has announced that it is appointing Rene Haßfeld as its new CEO, from July 2018 onwards.
Haßfeld currently holds the position of managing director of sales and marketing at Toom Baumarkt. He will replace the current CEO Detlef Riesche, who retires at the end of June 2018.
Company Experience
Riesche has been CEO of Toom Baumarkt since 2012. Prior to his appointment, he held various positions in Rewe supermarkets throughout Germany, and played an important role in the company’s repositioning and development.
Meanwhile, Rene Haßfeld has been managing director of sales and marketing since 2012. Before then he gained several years of experience as a regional and managing director at Lidl, as well as a regional director at Obi.
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