Erivan Haub
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Erivan Haub (1932 – ) is the one-time owner of Tengelmann Group, Germany's largest food retailer.
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[edit] Biography
Erivan Haub was born on 29 September 1932. His mother Elizabeth originates from the Mülheimer entrepreneur family Schmitz Scholl, the owner family of the retail trade company Tengelmann. After the Second World War Haub was placed on the board in 1952. Afterwards he completed two commercial training programmes with the Jewel Tea company in Chicago and with the alpha beta company in La Habra. After his return to Germany he studied political economics at the University of Hamburg. After the death of his uncle, Karl Schmitz Scholl, in March, 1969 he became Tengelmann's exclusive Managing Director. In 2000 Haub retired leaving sons Karl-Erivan, Georg and Christian to run the company.
[edit] Tengelmann group
Haub concentrated the Tengelmann group business on the retail trade with consumers. Under his guidance Tengelmann expanded, and in 1971 it was taken over the retail chain Kaiser's coffee business AG. 1972 Haub created "Einzelhandels' discounter plus."[citation needed] In the subsequent years it focused the development of the international business. In 1979 they took over the majority of Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc. in New Jersey.
[edit] Honours
Haub received the Distinguished Service Cross 1 in 2004.
