Exit Mäder, enter Theler

Christoph Theler is taking over the management of Coop Bau+Hobby, a Swiss DIY retail group, with immediate effect. Theler previously worked at the Coop in the area of category management for Bau+Hobby. For his part Erich Mäder, who was previously in charge of Coop Bau+Hobby, has left the company. Coop Bau+Hobby operates a total of 74 DIY store locations in Switzerland , which generated sales to the tune of CHF 718 mio in 2012.