Gerhard Schröder Visits Latest Russian Employer, Hyperglobus
Employees applauded as Gerhard Schroeder visited a Hyperglobus store after joining its supervisory board, reflecting criticism over his ties to Vladimir Putin.
- On Wednesday, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder visited a Moscow Hyperglobus outlet, marking his first public appearance since joining the Russian retailer's supervisory board last week.
- Schroeder, who served as German chancellor from 1998 to 2005, has maintained close ties to President Vladimir Putin and Russian business interests despite Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- Russian TV footage showed employees greeting the former chancellor with sustained applause as he entered the store, which was spun off from Germany's Globus Holding last year.
- During his visit to the store on the western outskirts of Moscow, Schroeder told staff, "very pleased to be here, to see this wonderful hypermarket," according to Russian media.
- His board appointment coincides with a Russian drive to strip European firms of management rights over local assets, intensifying scrutiny of Schroeder's ties in Germany.
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The 82-year-old makes a stippvisite at his new employer. When he inspects the assortment, a media representative disturbs the staging.
The 82-year-old makes a stippvisite at his new employer. When he inspects the assortment, a media representative disturbs the staging.
After his appointment to the Supervisory Board of the Russian branch of the German Globus chain, Altkanzler Schröder appears surprisingly in Moscow. On the birthday of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, he visits a branch. That was not without criticism.
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder visited a Globus supermarket chain in Moscow on October 7. His visit came days after he joined the supervisory board of the Russian company Hyperglobus. Schröder gave a speech to employees and then spoke to them behind closed doors. He later toured the store. The DPA reported on the visit, and details of his program were published by the Russian business publication RBC. A new role in Russian business Ac…
Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder seems to have chosen to make a change in his career. The German politician has recently been in the Russian capital, after joining the supervisory board of the German supermarket chain Globus, which also has branches in Russia. On Wednesday, he visited a supermarket in Moscow, where he spoke with employees, informally starting his new duties. He then met with the group's leaders, with whom he held closed-door m…
After his appointment to the Supervisory Board of the Russian branch of the German Globus chain, Altkanzler Schröder appears surprisingly in Moscow.
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