With effect to the 15 August 2007, the METRO Group undertakes a row of personnel variations in the business communication. Leader of the press place becomes Jürgen Homeyer. Homeyer has been since 2002 in the business communication of the METRO Group successfully active.
At the same time Martin Brüning changes as a press officer into the METRO Group press place. It has been since 2005 in the external communication of the trading company for Editorial services responsible.
Albrecht of Truchseß changes within the METRO Group and receives the responsibility for the business communication of the subsidiary actually SELF-SERVICE-department store gmbh.
Actually busied at 690 locations approximately 48,000 colleague and obtained 2006 a revenue of 10.4 billions. €. Of Truchseß was since 2001 press officers of the METRO Group and follows ate received has in actually on Bettina field gene, that the direction of the business communication of the METRO Group management.
The business communication of the total METRO Group is led of Petra Rob. The METRO Group is among the most important international trading companies. It obtained a revenue of approximately 60 billion in the year 2006.
The business is in 30 countries at ca 2,400 locations actively and busied approximately 270,000 colleague.
The efficiency of the METRO Group is based on the strength of its Vertriebsmarken, that act independent at the market: Metro/macro cash & Carry – of world market leader in the area self-service wholesale trade, actually SELF-SERVICE-department store and extra consumer markets, media market and Saturn – European market leader in the area of electro specialty markets – as well as Galeria purchase yard of department stores.