CLUB CREATING VALUE
CLUB MMM COVERS MES AND BRINGS TOP DECISION MAKERS OF CONSUMER GOODS SECTOR TOGER. Lebensmittel Zeitung Study trips, such as here to London, are an expression of the Club culture in practice and offer a chance to take a look at foreign markets. The beginning: A trip to the USA by a group of retailers The MMM Club can look back over a history of more than 50 years. The founding of the Club dates back to a trip to the USA in the early 1960s, in which a delegation of German retailers took part. The high point: a four day MMM seminar in Dayton, Ohio. That seminar with the fascinating Bernardo Trujillo (1920 1971), a pioneer of modern retail, was the origin of the worldwide development of supermarkets and self service department stores. After they returned from the USA, the representatives of the sector agreed that there ought to be a similar platform for the exchange of experience in the German speaking region too. The MMM (Modern Market Methods) Club was founded on 18 May 1962, and the first MMM congress was held in 1963. Since then the MMM Club has grown continuously and enjoys a great reception. The MMM Club today MMM s mission is to bring people together, share ideas, and imagine and feel the future. As a club for entrepreneurs we bring together the leading personalities from retail, industry and the associated economic sectors. We want to enrich the life of our members, be a source of encouragement to look beyond the end of your own nose, and allow progressive thinkers and creators of meaning to have their say. MMM has traditionally concerned itself with the framework conditions within which enterprise functions, and sees itself as a protagonist for a responsible way of acting with a focus on the long term. Ideas can trigger positive changes in retail, and can even change the world. So we invite entrepreneurs, progressive thinkers and decision makers to make space for ideas, learn from one another and maintain dialogue and contacts.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRWOMAN VICE CHAIRMEN PEOPLE BASICALLY IT IS ALWAYS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE THAT GIVE VALUE TO LIFE. Wilhelm von Humboldt Simone Krah, MMM Club e.v.; Thomas Bruch, Globus Group; Andreas Land, Griesson de Beukelaer ORDINARY MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE BOARD Prof. Dr. Utho Creusen, Positive Leadership; Michael Durach, Develey Senf & Feinkost; Karl Stefan Preuß, Karl Preuß GmbH & Co., Supervisory Board of EDEKA Zentrale AG CO OPTED BY EXECUTIVE BOARD HONORARY CHAIRMEN Gerd Kaiser Theo Werdin ( 2014) Our members MMM is a club for entrepreneurs and companies in the German speaking region. More than 580 individual people, companies and associations (including delegates well over 1,000 members) belong to the MMM Club, including many well known personalities from retail and industry (focus on consumer goods/food) and the associated economic sectors. They are the supporting pillars of our club, our external ambassadors and our internal bearers of culture. At the same time, MMM supports the next generation in the sector via JUM (Young Entrepreneurs in the MMM Club). The Executive Committee The Club is headed by the Executive Committee, which currently consists of the Chairwoman (who has executive responsibility) plus active entrepreneurs and management personalities from the consumer goods sector (retail and industry). The Advisory Board The MMM Advisory Board comprises well known personalities from the worlds of business and science. Their commitment to MMM, their expert contributions and their ideas when selecting topics and speakers are of great value to the Club. Mariann Wenckheim 20.20 Ltd., London ADVISORY BOARD Prof. Dr. Dieter Frey, holder of the Chair in Social Psychology at the Ludwig Maximilians Universität München (LMU Munich); Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther, Director of the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.v. (Cologne Institute for Economic Research); Gerd Kaiser, Das Unternehmerteam, Honorary President of MMM; Prof. Dr. Joachim Zentes, Director of the Institut für Handel & Internationales Marketing (Institute for Retail & International Marketing) at the University of the Saarland
The MMM congress has been the major sector get together at the start of the year for over 50 years. EVENTS A GERMAN BUSINESS INSTITUTION Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung The congress The sector event that has launched the year for the consumer goods industry for over 50 years, and a fixed date in the diary for many top decision makers. The presentation of new ideas and speakers from all over the world is the quality seal of this event. MMM opens doors This series of events presents retailers from Germany and abroad, and member companies of the MMM family. The programme is supplemented with expert presentations. MMM opens doors offers an opportunity for the members to study practical ideas on the spot and exchange ideas amongst themselves. Study trips (including members assembly) These are an expression of our club culture put into practice, a source of inspiration and an important element of the range of events that are sustained by our members. In addition MMM offers a long distance trip every two or three years. MMM Think Tank MMM is committed to imagining the future and acting as a source of encouragement for the sector. We have created the MMM Think Tank for this purpose, to deal with topics that will drive the economy of tomorrow. JUM (Young Entrepreneurs in MMM) The members are young managers from retail and industry who are supported by MMM and regard themselves as ambassadors for the young generation of the club. You can find further information on the idea behind MMM and its work, as well as our business models, at www.mmm club.de
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