Drugstore boss Günther Helm resigns

Dusseldorf company boss Günther Helm is leaving the drugstore chain Müller after more than three years. The 43-year-old, who was considered a beacon of hope, is facing “new challenges” and going “in agreement”, said Müller on Tuesday on request. The “Manager Magazin” had first reported about it.

Helm started at Müller in 2019. The job is considered challenging. The supposed successors of company founder and patriarch Erwin Müller at the top changed frequently. Müller’s son Reinhard did not appear to be the ideal person either, he was eventually paid off by his father.

Two years ago, Helm emphasized in an interview with the Handelsblatt how well the cooperation with Müller was going. In fact, the manager was able to point to successes: Germany’s third-largest drugstore chain bought a minority stake in the e-commerce start-up Niceshops, and the unequal management team managed to catch up digitally with their own app.