date:Mar 21, 2014
German discount supermarket chain Lidl announced today that it has removed Karl-Heinz Holland from his role as the company's chief executive officer.
In a statement issued this morning, the hard-discounter citied unbridgeable differing views over the company's future strategy as the reason for Holland's departure.
The company did not make any indication as to who might replace Holland, who had been with Lidl for just over 23 years. Holland was appointed CEO in 2008, and previous to that had s