Ernst Dieter Berninghaus
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| Born | March 19, 1965 Pulheim, Germany |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Germany, Switzerland |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Cologne |
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| 📆 Years active | 1991–present |
| 👔 Employer | Signa Holding |
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Ernst Dieter Berninghaus (born March 19, 1965 in Pulheim, Germany) is a German-Swiss manager and entrepreneur. Since 2016, he has been Chairman of both Signa Holding and Signa Retail. In 2022, Berninghaus became Co-Chairman of the Selfridges Group.[1]
Early life[edit]
Berninghaus graduated in business administration and received his doctorate from the University of Cologne in 1990.[2] He has also held Swiss citizenship since 2015.[3]
He is married and the father of five children.[4]
Career[edit]
In 1991, Berninghaus joined the executive staff of Metro Holding in Baar/Zug, Switzerland, working primarily for Erwin Conradi, Metro's chief representative. In the course of the IPO, he headed internationalization and corporate policy for several years. He was also a member of the supervisory board of several subsidiaries.
In 1999, Berninghaus joined the management of the German Rewe Group. In 2001, he was appointed to the Management Board, where he assumed responsibility for international business and e-business. In May 2004, Berninghaus succeeded Hans Reischl as CEO of Rewe. In the same year, he was forced to resign following investigations connected with the acquisition of the Internet company Nexum.[5][6]
Berninghaus then became an advisor to Philippe Gaydoul, head of Swiss discounter Denner, then the number three national retailer in Switzerland.[7] In 2007, he moved to the board of directors of Rast Holding, Denner's parent company.[8] After the Migros Cooperative Union took over Denner, he became Chairman of the board.[9] In 2008, he became the first foreigner ever to become a member of the general management of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives and head of the Retail Department.[10][11] This division included Denner, Depot, Digitec Galaxus, Ex Libris, Globus, Interio, m-way, Migrolino, Migros, Office World, and the online retailer LeShop.ch.
On September 1, 2016, Berninghaus took over as Chairman of the Group Executive Board of Signa Holding, an Austrian real estate and retail group headquartered in Vienna.[12][13] At the same time, he became Chairman of Signa Retail Holding, the retail division of Signa Holding.[14] In these roles, he is responsible for the strategic development of the group as a whole and the retail business.[15]
In 2022, Berninghaus became Co-Chairman of the Selfridges Group, which has been acquired by Central Group and Signa Holding.[16]
Memberships[edit]
Berninghaus is a member of the Advisory Board of the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich.[17] He is also a lecturer and instructor on all aspects of digital transformation and business innovation at the chair of former Migros board member Thomas Rudolph at the University of St. Gallen.[18][19] He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lindt Chocolate Competence Foundation.[20]
Notes and references[edit]
- ↑ "Ernst-Dieter Berninghaus". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "Ernst Dieter Berninghaus". Internationales Biographisches Archiv (in Deutsch). Munzinger. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "Ex-Boss von Rewe bei Signa im Gespräch". Immobilien-Zeitung (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ Rotzinger, Ulrich (2016-03-18). "Paukenschlag: Handels-Chef Dieter Berninghaus verlässt die Migros". Blick (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Schwerwiegende Gründe". Spiegel (in Deutsch). 2004-10-17. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Rewe verliert den Kopf". Lebensmittel Zeitung (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ Oess, Markus (2010-02-25). "Schweizer Modell mit Anspruch". Lebensmittel Praxis (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Verstärkung des Verwaltungsrates der Rast Holding SA" (in Deutsch). 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ Keller, Peter (2008-02-03). "Neue Köpfe sollen bei der Migros für neuen Schwung sorgen". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ Jensen, Sören. "Migros: Warum die Schweizer den Konzern so lieben". Manager Magazin (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Ex-Boss von Rewe bei Signa im Gespräch". Immobilien-Zeitung (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ Romanowski, Monique (2016-03-30). "Berninghaus wechselt zu Signa". FashionNetwork (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Berninghaus wechselt zur Karstadt-Mutter Signa Retail". HandelsImmobilien Heute (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Dieter Berninghaus fängt am 1. September bei Signa an". Immobilien-Zeitung (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ Kowalsky, Marc (2020-02-27). "René Benko und Dieter Berninghaus zum Globus-Kauf: «Wir glauben an die City»". Handelszeitung (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ Hill, Meg (2021-12-24). "Selfridges sold to Central Group and Signa Holding". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "Beirat" (in Deutsch). Department of Economics, University of Zurich. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Karriere zum Tag: Berninghaus zu Signa". Immobilien Magazin (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Masterstufe" (in Deutsch). Forschungszentrum für Handelsmanagement, Universität St.Gallen. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ Heim, Michael (2016-12-14). "Lindt & Sprüngli: Schoggi-Job für ehemaligen Migros-Mann Berninghaus". Handelszeitung (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-04-15.
External links[edit]
- Group Executive Board of Signa Holding (official website)
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