Götz Werner, the founder of the drugstore chain dm, has died. He was 78 years old.
Karlsruhe – The founder of the drugstore chain dm, Götz Werner, is dead. He died on Tuesday (February 8th, 2022) at the age of 78, as the company announced in Karlsruhe. His son Christoph Werner, head of the chain, was quoted as saying that his father’s strength had steadily decreased over the past few months. He died peacefully.
Götz Werner was born in Heidelberg in 1944 as the son of a druggist. He completed an apprenticeship as a druggist in Constance and, after completing his training, first went to his father’s drugstore Werner. In 1973 he founded his first dm drugstore.
dm founder is dead: Götz Werner handed over responsibility for management in 2008
“His vision of framework conditions that enable people to get involved in the company and to find their individual, self-determined path in life gave direction and power to his urge to innovate,” the company explained.
The chain is now active in 14 European countries. More than 66,000 people work for the company. With a turnover of 12.3 billion euros, dm claims to be the market leader in Europe.
In 2008, Werner handed over responsibility for the management. He campaigned for the unconditional basic income in lectures and contributions. (slo/afp)
