Christian Härtnagel (born 20 July 1982) is a German businessman, and the UK managing director of
Lidl
Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (; ) is a German international discount retailer chain that operates over 11,000 stores across Europe and the United States. Headquartered in Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg, the company belongs to the Schwarz Group, whi ...
.
Early life
He was born in Bavaria (''Bayern''). He attended the Christoph-Jacob-Treu-Gymnasium from 1993-2002
Christoph-Jacob-Treu-Gymnasium
/ref> (CJT) in Lauf an der Pegnitz
Lauf an der Pegnitz (; Northern Bavarian: ''Lauf an da Pegnitz'') is a town to the East of Nuremberg, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nürnberger Land, in Bavaria. It is in the valley of the River Pegnitz, which flows through the tow ...
, near Erlangen-Höchstadt
Erlangen-Höchstadt is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Fürth, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, Bamberg, Forchheim and Nürnberger Land, and by the cities of Nurembe ...
.
He attended the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Loerrach
The Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Loerrach (DHBW-Loerrach) was founded in 1981 as ''Berufsakademie Lörrach''. It offers workplace-focused, cooperative degree courses. This means that students alternate between learning the the ...
in Lörrach
Lörrach () is a town in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss borders. It is the capital of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. It is the home of a number of large employers, including the ...
, where he studied Economics.
Career
Lidl
He started at Lidl Germany in 2003. After 2009, he worked at Lidl Ireland, He moved to Lidl Austria GmbH (''Lidl Österreich''). Lidl opened in Austria in 1998, and now has around 200 outlets.
He became managing director of Lidl UK on 9 September 2017.
See also
* Jesper Højer
Jesper Højer (born 5 September 1978) is a Danish businessman. He was the CEO of the Lidl
Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (; ) is a German international discount retailer chain that operates over 11,000 stores across Europe and the United States. H ...
, (Danish) chief executive of Lidl since February 2017
References
External links
Lidl Austria
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1982 births
Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University alumni
German businesspeople in retailing
21st-century German businesspeople
German chief executives
People from Nürnberger Land
Living people