Heike Paulmann

One year after her official appointment as president of Cencosud, Heike Paulmann Koepfer has succeeded in taking the retail giant into the US market. Cencosud finalized the acquisition of The Fresh Market chain in July 2022, marking its entry into the United States. This was not its only million-dollar acquisition, as in parallel it also closed the purchase of Giga Atacado in Brazil, paying almost US$800 million for the brand’s stores.