Breuninger’s Chief Sales Officer takes over HR management

What: Benjamin Fuest, who has been Chief Sales Officer at Breuninger since October 2020, is now also taking over the Human Resources department.

Why it is important: In this position, Fuest is responsible for around 6,500 employees. CFO Marcus Weller had previously managed the department on an interim basis.

Fuest joined the company in 2012 as managing director of the Stuttgart store. He took over the management of the purchasing department in June 2016. Before joining Breuninger, Fuest worked for the Calvin Klein brand and the Düsseldorf fashion retailer Peek & Cloppenburg.