At its meeting on December 18, 2014, the Supervisory Board of Hornbach-Baumarkt-AG appointed Dr. Andreas Schobert as a new member of the Board of Management as of January 1, 2015. Within the Board of Management, which will be expanded from six to seven members in future, the 41 year-old will assume responsibility for the Technology division at which group-wide information technology and the e-business activities will be pooled. As Director of E-Business, Schobert has been responsible for the international development and enhancement of the Hornbach-Baumarkt-AG Group's online business since 2012.

He previously headed the sales innovations department for five years, focusing among other areas on the development of new business fields. Schobert, who holds a doctorate in business administration, began his career at Hornbach as assistant to CEO Steffen Hornbach in 2004.