Huib Kraaijeveld has been appointed operations director in Ukraine for METRO Cash & Carry, the German retail-wholesale giant.
In his new post, Kraaijeveld will be responsible for managing the company’s store operations, improving efficiency and profitability. Prior to joining METRO in Ukraine, Kraaijeveld worked as the operations director and vice president of METRO Cash & Carry China.
Kraaijeveld started his career 25 years ago within the METRO Group as a department manager in Holland, eventually growing to top management positions.
Kraaijeveld has also worked in Czech Republic where he occupied the position of MAKRO store manager and later was promoted to the position of district manager, in charge of nine stores throughout the country. In 2003 Kraaijeveld started his work for METRO in China as business unit manager and in 2007 he entered the board of directors.
