C&A owner Cofra appoints first outsider as chief executive
Georg Wunderlin will take charge of Cofra Holding next year, the first outsider to lead the company behind the Brenninkmeijer family’s business interests, including C&A.
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Georg Wunderlin will take over the day-to-day running of Cofra Holding next year, becoming the first outsider to lead the Swiss company, which holds the assets of the billionaire Brenninkmeijer family, best known for owning C&A.
Wunderlin, a German-British national, previously worked at asset manager Schroders. He will succeed Boudewijn Beerkens as chief executive. Cofra has also announced that Florian Brenninkmeyer, a member of the family’s sixth generation, will become its chair.
The Brenninkmeijers’ wealth was estimated at €22.5 billion this year by the Quote 500 rich list, which ranks them as the Netherlands’ wealthiest family.
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