Kaufland boss leaves supermarket chain with immediate effect | Progresiv
Kaufland boss Patrick Kaudewitz surprisingly leaves the supermarket chain. The 55-year-old manager will be eliminated with immediate effect, said a Kaufland representative in Neckarsulm. He resigned his office for personal reasons. 
Kaudewitz has been at the head of the supermarket chain since 2015, which belongs to the Schwarz Group. Overall, the manager worked for more than 26 years for the group, which also belongs to Lidl.
Thus, the boss of the supermarket chain steps in the middle of the expansion phase. Kaufland announced that it would expand its business to Australia. The supermarket chain wants to invest just under 290 million euros in Down Under.
According to "Tagesspiegel" some executives were irritated that Black boss Dieter Schwarz, interfering too much in the operational business. A Kaufland representative emphasized on request that the dealer's strategy was undisputed on the board and will be continued. Also the statement of group boss Klaus Gehring, which indicates that Kaufland is interested in 100 locations of the for sale metro chain Real, continues to apply.
He did not want to comment on the "personal reasons" behind the sudden resignation. Until a new boss is named for Kaufland, the remaining board leads the dealer together. (www.handelsblatt.com)
