Imperial Brands General Manager Global Duty Free & Export Christian Münstermann has left the department to take up a new group role. He has been named Cluster General Manager for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), one of the company’s key domestic market organisations. Recruitment for a successor is under way.
In a statement to partners, Münstermann said: “Imperial Brands remains highly dedicated to the duty free channel and we remain convinced of its strategic importance. We are pleased that the recovery of our industry is now accelerating, and looking ahead, we believe that business will grow back even stronger as many more consumers enjoy travelling again. We are committed to play an active part in driving forward the recovery with an offer of cross-category leading brands, which excite the travelling consumer.
“Duty free and travel retail is a unique retail channel full of potential and I have always enjoyed working in the travel retail industry – but what has impressed me time and time again, are its people. Especially as I look back at the years of the pandemic and the lessons we had to learn in these trying times, I am proud how we all navigated through this crisis with resilience, working together as one, and how we are now building the future of our industry.”
