Ceconomy supervisory board to meet March 12 to discuss next steps, departing CEO says

BERLIN, March 6 (Reuters) - The departing chief executive of Ceconomy told ‌Reuters on Friday that the ‌German electronics retailer's supervisory board is set ​to meet on Thursday to discuss the next steps.

The company, which is about to be taken over by ‌Chinese tech ⁠group JD.com, had said earlier in the day CEO ⁠Kai-Ulrich Deissner would step down this year for personal reasons.

Deissner had served ​as chief ​financial officer ​at Ceconomy since ‌February 2023 before being appointed to the CEO role in May 2025.

Deissner, who had previously supported the takeover by JD.com, said regulatory approval ‌of the acquisition was ​expected in the ​first half ​of this year.

Ceconomy, which ‌owns the MediaMarkt and ​Saturn electronics ​retail chains, aims to benefit from JD.com particularly in the areas ​of ‌logistics and technology.

(Reporting by Matthias Inverardi, ​writing by Linda Pasquini, editing ​by Miranda Murray)