Lidl Names Dutch Corporate Affairs Head, Invests In Romania

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    "title": "Lidl Names Dutch Corporate Affairs Head, Invests In Romania - ESM Magazine",
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    "excerpt": "Lidl Netherlands has named Paulette van Ommen-Kian as its new head of corporate affairs, effective since 1 September. Van Ommen-Kian brings extensive expertise in sustainability, corporate communications and stakeholder engagement across the food sector, to bolster the discount supermarket’s social mission and market positioning. Her career spans key international corporate roles at Ahold Delhaize, DSM and EY, as well as independent advisory positions. In these capacities, she spearheaded corporate sustainability agendas and translated high-level strategy into actionable initiatives. Lidl Netherlands CEO Peter de Roos, to whom van Ommen-Kian reports directly, stated, “We are very happy with the arrival of Paulette. “Her broad experience at the intersection of sustainability, communication, and stakeholder management makes her the ideal person to lead our corporate affairs agenda.” Lidl’s 15-year presence in Romania has generated a total economic impact of €19.2 billion, according to a socio-economic study KPMG conducted for the 2011-25 period. Lidl directly invested over €2.7 billion – representing 3.7% of all foreign direct investment in Romania over the period – while generating €16.1 billion in total gross value added, over 70% of which stems from indirect and induced economic effects. Over the 15 years, Lidl scaled its annual contribution to gross value added 17 times...",
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