Armin Weger becomes the board of the Graz Schuh branchist Leder & Schuh AG (LSAG) with the Humanic and Shoe4you sales lines. He follows Wolfgang Neussner. “After challenging times in trade, we were able to further expand our market position in 2024 with the opening of 14 locations in Austria and grow accordingly. Now it is time to devote myself to my original role as a supervisory board,” explains Neussner, back to the control committee.
Neussner had been appointed Leder & Schuh AG board in 2019. Previously, he had accompanied the Graz company as a supervisory board for over three years. The 50-year-old led LSAG through the pandemic, re-positioned the Humanic brand and established an omnichannel strategy.
The 52-year-old Armin Weger has many years of experience in leading international trading companies. His professional career with stations at Dodenhof and most recently Engelhorn, LSAG, explains that transformation success, strategic brand development and innovative strength in Omnichannel retail.
“In the past, Humanic and Shoe4you have already successfully intensified and expand their industrial partnerships. We look forward to consistently continuing this path together with our partners and strategically developing the cooperation,” explains Armin Weger. “I also see great opportunities in the sports, performance and premium area for Leder & Schuh AG, to further develop these fields with innovative strength, clear strategy and a strong team idea.” In particular, the German market offers considerable potential to further establish humanic and grow in a targeted manner.
Leder & Schuh AG (Humanic, Shoe4you, www.humanic.net, www.shoe4you.com) has its headquarters in Graz. With around 2,000 employees at more than 209 locations in nine countries (Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Rumnänia, Bulgaria and Croatia), the company is, according to its own information on expansion course, especially in Austria and Germany.
