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NEWS June 2020
URW has a new
personnel manager
Claudia Karschti replaces Bruno Bittis
On 1 June Claudia Karschti
took over responsibility for
Human Resources at Unibail-
Rodamco-Westfield (URW)
Germany.
Claudia Karschti was most recently
with Yum! Restaurants
International as Head of People
& Culture KFC for the region
D-A-CH/Denmark and member
of the management board.
Her previous positions include
HR Business Partner at Fressnapf
Holding and HR Manager
at Santander Consumer Bank.
Claudia Karschti studied social
sciences with a degree in economic
sociology and economic
psychology at the University of
Duisburg-Essen.
Extensive range
of tasks
Claudia Karschti takes over
this task from Bruno Bittis,
who has been with the company
since 2008 and has had
a significant influence on the
New Director of Human Resources at URW Germany: Claudia
Karschti. Photo: KFC According to police, about 40
shops were destroyed during
areas of personnel and organisation.
As head of the Hu-
development and the field of
URW Academy, organizational
the heavy riots in Stuttgart this
weekend, and nine shops were
man Resources team, Claudia corporate culture in Germany.
looted. Among others, the sneaker
store Snipes was affected.
Karschti will be responsible
for all personnel management, In addition, Claudia Karschti
Breuninger was also damaged
recruitment, the further education
and training system via the management team in Germany.
will be part of URW‘s country
and goods were stolen. At the
Gerber shopping centre, one of
the entrances was almost completely
destroyed.
Delf Neumann joins Vapiano
Founder of the Gastro & Soul Group Partner for Germany
The Hildesheim Gastro &
Soul Group, which has been
successful with the freestander
format Cafe Del Sol and
other concepts since 2001, becomes
a new strategic partner
of the investor consortium
around Mario C. Bauer in the
reconstruction of Vapiano in
Germany under the leadership
of founder Delf Neumann.
Delf Neumann from the Gastro
& Soul Group joins Vapiano.
Photo: Vapiano
A few days ago, the group of
well-known European gastronomy
professionals was awarded
the contract to purchase
large parts of the insolvent
Vapiano SE. Now it is certain:
Delf Neumann will take over
- subject to the approval of the
deal by the cartel authority - the
approximately 30 German ownoperated
restaurants and will
also participate in the international
franchise business.
For Mario C. Bauer, Delf Neumann,
founder and managing
director of Gastro & Soul, is the
absolute partner of choice: „As
the home of Vapiano, Germany
is of utmost importance for the
new start of the brand.
Absolute dream
partner
It therefore seems sensible to us
to rely on the support of entrepreneurs
who share our values
and have a lot of experience
in system gastronomy. This is
why, in this very dynamic negotiation
process, we decided
at short notice and by mutual
agreement to make a correction
regarding our partner in Germany
and chose Delf Neumann
and its Gastro & Soul Group
as master licensee,“ Bauer explains.
„The decisive factor for
us was his unique know-how in
the development and multiplication
of successful gastronomic
concepts.
Drees & Sommer with
almost 18 percent
sales growth in 2019
Drees & Sommer SE, headquartered
in Stuttgart, generated
sales of 500.1 million euros in
fiscal year 2019. Compared with
the previous year, sales rose by
75.2 million euros, representing
an increase of almost 18 percent.
The profit of the internationally
active planning and consulting
company for the construction
and real estate sector increased
by around 19 percent to 56.7
million euros.
The sustainable and digital
orientation, both in terms of
customer projects and the company
itself, contributed significantly
to the result. In addition,
the range of services, which
covers the entire real estate life
cycle, generated strong demand.
After riots: Retail
trade in Stuttgart
severely damaged
Despite Corona: BNP
Paribas Real Estate
succeeds in several
major transactions
Even in the current unprecedented
global crisis situation, BNP
Paribas Real Estate, as one of
the leading international real estate
service providers, remains
a reliable partner for employees
and clients.
Despite the difficult market environment,
the consultant was
able to conclude several major
deals throughout Europe. For
example, BNP Paribas signed
REIM transactions with a total
volume of over 590 million
euros throughout Europe.
A total of ten major deals were
concluded in Germany (Munich
and Bremen), France (Paris and
surrounding areas) and Italy in
the office, logistics, retail and
campsite segments.