An unexpected journey
“I’ve been in this business in practical terms since I was born,” continues the dealer. But it was not on the plan for the time being later, rather she saw herself in journalism. During her work as a radio journalist, in which she often took over the morning shifts, she said goodbye to the end of the day at 10 a.m. Finally, the question arose what remained in the rest of the day of the opened day: “It was too early for sleep, that was not possible. And at first I started in my parents’ business. ”Even if she hit her own way, the shoe industry was never strange to her. “As a child, I traveled a lot with my parents,” recalls Cahen. “Especially with my father, I was on the road a lot.” In general, the topic of shoes was always in the center of the family. “My parents were in Düsseldorf twice a year for the GDS. They were always there on Tuesdays to go a little into the city: my mother wanted to go shopping very much at the time; But my father was only interested in the Prange business. “
After Corinne Cahen had represented her parents’ company since the early 2000s, she decided to take an unusual step in 2013: “I always wanted everyone to have a good life. That’s why I became a politician. ”Until 2023, she was a minister of family, integration and the large region. After two sentences, the Luxembourgian decided against an extension, but remains the politicians as a member of the Liberal Democracy Party (DP). In the meantime, she gave her leadership position in the family company; Her father André Cahen, who once took over the Léon Cahen company (with whom he is not related), helped together with the active team of the shoe store
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