Press release
02. December 2009
Job rotation in European Lekkerland management team
Lekkerland Food Intelligence with new leadership
Jonny Natelberg (57), until now Executive Vice President Corporate Sales, will assume from January, 1st 2010 onwards the leadership of the international operating Lekkerland Food Services Division Food Intelligence. Since 2004 Jonny Natelberg was responsible for the European sales department of the Convenience wholesaler. “We really appreciate that Jonny Natelberg will take over this new function. Food Services is a strategic important business for Lekkerland, which must further be expanded”, so Christian Berner, Chief Executive Officer Lekkerland AG & Co. KG. Up to now Stefan Punke, Managing Director Lekkerland Germany, was in personal union responsible for the strategic business segment Food Services. Jonny Natelberg will still be European-wide responsible for the electronic value (e-va), division.
Ralf Teschmit (44), since January 2008 country manager Lekkerland Austria, will be appointed as of January 1st 2010 as Senior Vice President Corporate Sales & Marketing and will take over the sales responsibility from Jonny Natelberg. “The sales department is the motor of our company. We are really pleased that Ralf Teschmit will take over the responsibility of this important division”, says Christian Berner.
Lekkerland Switzerland and Lekkerland Austria with new management
Andreas Jiménez (45), since July 2005 country manager Lekkerland Switzerland, will be as of January 1st 2010 responsible for the cluster Switzerland and Austria. He will be supported by a management team in each country organisation. „We enlarge the responsibilities of Andreas Jiménez with the restructuring of the European management. We wish him good luck in his new function“, says Christian Berner. Andreas Jiménez as well as Jonny Natelberg and Ralf Teschmit is reporting directly to Christian Berner.
A brief profile of the Lekkerland Group
Operating in eleven European countries, Lekkerland supplies some 134,000 filling station shops, corner shops, convenience stores, fast-food chains, specialty tobacco shops, specialty beverage retailers, department stores, grocery stores/markets, bakeries, and cafeterias with a full range of confectionery, beverages, snacks, convenience items, ice cream, frozen foods, fresh products, tobacco products, phone cards and non-food items. The company’s turnover amounted to €11.6 billion in 2008.
Contact
Stephanie Venus
Lekkerland AG & Co. KG
Europaallee 57
50226 Frechen
Tel.: +49 2234 1821 291
Fax: +49 2234 1821 445
email: stephanie.venus@lekkerland.com
