Food: Lindt & Sprüngli parts ways with CEO Lechner
Price increases are slowing down sales for the Swiss company. The board of directors considers a new CEO necessary. There is also a change in leadership in Germany.
Lindt & Sprüngli is parting ways with CEO Adalbert Lechner following two profit warnings within a year. The company's board believes a new leadership is necessary for the Swiss chocolate maker to return to growth. Dieter Weisskopf, the former CEO, will take over as interim leader, effective immediately, while a permanent successor is expected to be announced in the second quarter of 2027.
The leadership change was positively received at the stock market, with Lindt & Sprüngli's shares rising by one percent after the announcement.
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