The advisory board of the BEGA Group under the leadership of company founder Dieter
Hilpert has been working for half a year.

The Advisory Board and the Holding Managing Directors Thorsten Hilpert and Rüdiger
Schliekmann have decided to strengthen the holding company.

On 1 May 2022, Mr Niko Johns will join BEGA Holding as a further managing director.
the BEGA Holding.

Mr Johns (50 years old) comes from the REWE Group and was most recently
Managing Director (CFO) at Toom Baumarkt GmbH.

Mr Johns holds a degree in business administration and began his professional career
with the auditing firms Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young AG.
Young AG.

He then moved to the REWE Group and initially became a
Head of Function at the head office of REWE Zentralfinanz eG and later
later Managing Director of REWE Unterhaltungselektronik GmbH.

This was followed by 4 years on the Management Board (CEO and CFO) of a
of a wholesale and retail food company with annual sales of 550 million euros
annual turnover and 4,000 employees.

The BEGA Group has continued to grow strongly in 2021. The
Group turnover has increased to 622 million euros, up from 525 million euros in
2020.

The appointment of Mr Johns to the management board of BEGA Group Holding is a strong signal for further expansion and growth.
growth.

Advisory Board of the BEGA Group
Dieter Hilpert
16 February 2022