Bornheim (Palatinate, Germany), March 19, 2026.
The Supervisory Board of HORNBACH Management AG has appointed Erich Harsch (64) as Chief Executive Officer as of November 1, 2026. He will succeed Albrecht Hornbach (71), whose appointment will contractually expire on October 31, 2026. Albrecht Hornbach had informed the Supervisory Board at an early stage of his wish not to renew his appointment again and to initiate the change of generation. Alongside his new function, Erich Harsch will continue as Chief Executive Officer of HORNBACH Baumarkt AG.

Furthermore, the Supervisory Board of HORNBACH Management AG appointed Jan Hornbach (43) and Nils Hornbach (37) to the company’s Board of Management as of November 1, 2026. Both have been members of the Board of Management of HORNBACH Baumarkt AG since June 1, 2023 and will also remain in these roles.

HORNBACH Management AG is the General Partner of the listed company HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE0006083405); it manages the business of this partnership limited by shares. HORNBACH Holding is the parent company of HORNBACH Baumarkt AG and HORNBACH Baustoff Union GmbH, as well as of other companies.

Dr. John Feldmann, Supervisory Board Chair of HORNBACH Management AG comments: “Continuity and dependability are fundamental to HORNBACH. By appointing Erich Harsch, Jan Hornbach, and Nils Hornbach, we are taking due account of these values. Acting as a team with Chief Financial Officer Dr. Joanna Kowalska, they will successfully lead the family company well into the future.”

Albrecht Hornbach, Chief Executive Officer of HORNBACH Management AG adds: “We have been working for some time now on structuring the succession for the family-run future of our group of companies. The appointment of Jan Hornbach and Nils Hornbach to the Board of Management of HORNBACH Management AG marks the continuation of a development we initiated in 2023 and represents a further milestone. With Erich Harsch, we have gained an experienced manager as CEO, one who will help shape the company’s development as it heads into the future.”

Albrecht Hornbach has been at the company since 1991. In 1998, he became Chief Executive Officer of HORNBACH Baumarkt AG. In 2001, he assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of HORNBACH Holding AG. Following a restructuring, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of HORNBACH Management AG in 2015 and has since headed the group of companies. He has actively helped shape the process of managing the generational handover for several years now.

Erich Harsch stresses: “As the Board team, we thank the Supervisory Board very warmly for the trust they have placed in us. We have worked together successfully in recent years and will uphold this cooperation. In these highly unsettled times, we are basing our management on a high degree of stability. This way, we can focus all our energies on our customers’ needs and on offering suitable solutions.” 

Press photo caption:
Together with CFO Dr. Joanna Kowalska (in the foreground), Erich Harsch (left in the picture), Jan Hornbach (in the center), and Nils Hornbach (right in the picture) will form the Board of Management team at HORNBACH Management AG from November 1, 2026. Copyright: Ulrich Roth

Note:
The HORNBACH Group will publish its trading statement with preliminary unaudited key figures for the 2025/26 financial year on Wednesday, March 25.
 

About the HORNBACH Group
The HORNBACH Group is an independent, family-run retail group managed by HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA, which is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and included in the SDAX. Its largest subsidiary, HORNBACH Baumarkt AG, operates 176 DIY megastores with garden centers (including specialist stores; status: February 28, 2026) and online shops in nine European countries. The HORNBACH Group also includes HORNBACH Baustoff Union, a regional builders’ merchant company with 40 locations in southwestern Germany and France, and HORNBACH Immobilien AG, which develops retail real estate for the Group. In the 2024/25 financial year (balance sheet date: February 28, 2025), the HORNBACH Group generated net sales of EUR 6.2 billion, making it one of the top five retailers for DIY and garden products in Europe. The Group has around 25,000 employees.

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