Lidl has announced the appointment of a new chief executive in its US operation, with former Lidl Poland president Michal Lagunionek set to take the reins in June, according to reports.
Lagunionek replaces Johannes Fieber in the position, who has led Lidl’s US business since 2018.
A Lidl US spokesperson told said that the appointment of such a “high-level” executive as Lagunionek to the role is a “strong signal of Lidl’s long-term strategy in the US”.
In a letter to Lidl employees, Fieber thanked Lidl’s US workforce for its help in “bringing greater stability and food access to families” over a challenging year.
Lidl’s US Business
Lidl, which established its US headquarters in Arlington County, Virginia, in June 2015, and its first stores in 2017. It operates more than 140 stores across nine US States, chiefly along the east coast.
The discounter recently announced the opening of a new regional distribution centre in Cecil County, Maryland, last year, following a $100 million investment, which it said will ‘serve as the backbone of Lidl’s regional store network’.
New chief executive Lagunionek, who is a member of Lidl’s international board, is the fourth individual to take the reins at Lidl US since it first outlined its Stateside plans back in 2013.
