Dieter Brandes, born in Hamburg in 1941, holds a degree in business administration (University of Hamburg). For many years, he was Managing Director and Member of the Administrative board of ALDI Nord, Essen.

Since 1993, Brandes has been working as a consultant for strategy and organization.

In 1995, Dieter Brandes and Aziz Zapsu jointly established the Turkish hard discount company BIM. Today, BIM is Turkey’s leading grocery retailer with over 12,000 stores. He has thus done the crucial pioneering work that has made the ALDI system the most successful business model in the grocery retail sector in many emerging countries. He inspired and supported our consulting firm and our work in many countries where we operate today.

He is the author of the bestseller Konsequent einfach. Die ALDI-Erfolgsstory. Published by Campus in 1998.