Erivan Haub

Erivan Haub Charles ( born September 29, 1932 in Wiesbaden) is a co- owner of the Tengelmann Group and headed it from 1969 to 2000.

Life

Erivan K. Haub was born on 29 September 1932 as the only child of Eric and Elisabeth Haub, nee Schmitz- Scholl, in Wiesbaden. His mother came from the Mülheim business family Schmitz- Scholl, among other things, the retail chain Tengelmann belonged. 1934 acquired Elisabeth and Erich Haub near Idstein im Taunus a forest farm where their son grew up Erivan.

After the Second World War, Haub 1952 consisted in Idstein the High School and went on to complete two business education programs in America at the Jewel Tea Company in Chicago and in the alpha-beta Company in La Habra. After returning from the U.S., he attended the University of Hamburg on a degree in economics, which he completed in Mainz in 1959 with a diploma. This was followed by trainee programs at a real estate firm Frankfurt and Commerzbank. 1963 Haub joined the family-owned Tengelmann group.

After the death of his uncle, Karl Schmitz -Scholl in March 1969 he was the sole managing partner of the family business, which included at that time approximately 400 stores and a chocolate factory; sales amounted to 1.2 billion DM from 1 January 2000 Haub handed over the management to his sons Karl -Erivan W. Haub, who was responsible for the European business since 1997, and Christian WE Haub, of the American investment company A & P initiated. From 2000 to 2012 has been Erivan K. Haub Chair of the Advisory Board of the group, before he retired to private life on his 80th birthday.

Guide the Tengelmann Group

Under the leadership Haubs Tengelmann Group expanded through acquisitions and start-ups at home and abroad. These are in particular the acquisition of the once largest competitors Kaiser's coffee shop AG ( 1971), the structure of the discount chain Plus and participation in the U.S. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, a short A & P in New Jersey ( 1979). At times Tengelmann held more than 50 % of the shares of A & P; 2012, the commitment was abandoned. With its entry into the holding company of DIY chain Obi (1985 ) diversified Haub in the non-food trade, and with the acquisition of Modea (1990 ) and the establishment of KiK (1994 ), he took on the textile market foot. Even before the fall of the Berlin Wall, he first invested in Eastern Europe and earned a share of the scale co-op, the largest private-sector retail companies in Hungary.

1993, the 100th anniversary of the Tengelmann store chain, Erivan K. Haub reported a group revenue, which exceeded the 50 - billion - DM- brand; The Mülheim company so was one of the largest grocery chain stores in the world. In subsequent years, however, the retail giant fell into an economic imbalance, so that his sons after the takeover of the management of her father had to undergo a rigorous restructuring and consolidation of the company, which included the sale of numerous subsidiaries and affiliated companies.

Environmental Commitment

The environmental commitment of his family, which manifested itself, inter alia, in the establishment of various foundations to adopt and improvement of environmental legislation, Erivan K. Haub expanded the branch network of the Group and took advantage of the numerous outlets as communication vehicles: the introduction of unleaded petrol the company owned stations and the delisting of turtle soup and frog legs formed in 1984 the prelude of a comprehensive action program for environmental reasons; Frog and turtle were to environmental hallmark of the group. With the consistent delisting of environmentally harmful products such as phosphate- duty detergent and CFC-containing aerosol cans and the assortment political preference of returnable bottles, energy saving lamps and material-saving packaging of the contractor, both within the sector as well as on socio-political level, a recognized and confirmed by numerous awards pioneering role in implementing environmentally conscious consumer habits.

The environment remained Haub after his departure from the operating business of the Tengelmann Group continues to closely related: So he left the winery Fair in Bischoffingen / Emperor chair that belonged to his wife Helga of the family, in 2012 converted to a completely CO2-neutral working operation.

Family

Erivan K. Haub since 1958 with Helga Haub, born Otto, married, who he met while studying in Hamburg. The couple has three sons - Karl -Erivan W. Haub ( born 1960 ), Georg RO ( * 1962 ) and Christian WE ( * 1964 ) - and resides in Wiesbaden.

Private

Erivan K. Haub is not only in professional circles famous philatelist and collector of old watches. In addition, he serves as founder: He sponsored numerous projects among others in Mülheim an der Ruhr, the seat of the family business, and in his hometown of Wiesbaden. Also the German Sports Aid Foundation, the Numismatic Collection at the Bode Museum in Berlin, Frankfurt's Städel and several art museums in the United States were supported by him, as the Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia / USA, York University in Toronto / Canada and the University of Wyoming where the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources of the teaching and research of ecological contexts dedicated.

Honors and Awards

The far-reaching environmental commitment Haubs been through numerous awards and honors - appreciated - including the appointment of the first Eco Manager of the Year by the magazine Capital and the WWF. In addition, the honorary doctorate from the Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, he was awarded in 1992; In 1996, he received the Leo M. Goodman Award from the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany in recognition of his contributions to the improvement of German -American relations. 2004 Cross of Merit 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, he was awarded, and in the same year, the German Sports Aid Foundation awarded him the pyramid of honor. In 2005, the Public Service Medal in Gold followed the city of Wiesbaden, 2007, the Order of Merit of North Rhine- Westphalia. In 2008 he was appointed the town of Idstein in the Taunus an honorary citizen, and the city of Mülheim awarded him the honorary ring of the city. 2013 was Haub honorary citizen of Hinterzarten in the Black Forest.