Our cooperative
On October 7, 2020 nearly 40 Berliners gathered to formally found our cooperative: SuperCoop Berlin eG.
You can read our bylaws (Satzung). Unfortunately we do not have an English translation available at the moment (but we are working on it!) We recommend using Deepl to translate if needed. If you have any questions, please write us: contact@supercoop.de.
Want to join in? Come to an Info-Session where you can learn more and get a registration form to officially become a member!
Our Governance Structure
Members
All members are invited to meet for our General Assembly and/or Plena. This is where we make collective decisions about our coop’s policies. Each member gets one vote, regardless of the number of shares they have.
Boards
Members choose the Advisory Board (Aufsichtsrat) and the Executive Board (Vorstand), which help to oversee operations. In the future, we also hope to form an Advisory Council (Beirat), composed of internal and external organizations that align with our values and provide extra guidance.
The following members have been elected to serve on the executive and advisory boards:
Our Executive Board (Vorstand) 2024 – 2026
Marie Populus
Sourcing, Finance & Environmental Sustainability marie.populus@supercoop.de
ANDREAS KARSTEN
Managing Director of Youth Policy Labs (honorary position) andreas@nonformality.org
Eugénie Wateau
Operations, Buying, IT & Accounting eugenie.wateau@supercoop.de
Our Advisory Board (Aufsichtsrat) 2023 – 2026
Johanna Kühner
Social Entrepreneurship & former member of the Executive Board
Dilara Erdem (Vice Chairwoman)
Branch Manager Tourism & Hospitality Sector at IHK Berlin
Claus Huth
Legal advisor & expert in corporate law
Ela Kagel (Chairwoman)
Digital strategist, org. developer, founder SUPERMARKT
Christophe Guené
International consultant for social banking
Klaus Lorenzen
Managing Director LANDWEGE eG
Working Groups
When a member identifies a certain need at the co-op, they can make a proposal to form a working group via the Plenum. If the proposal gains support from the majority, then members can get started planning how to implement their ideas!
Our core working groups include: Receiving and Stocking, Checkout (Kasse), Welcome Desk, Cleaning, Member Office and Team Leaders. Additional working groups include: Location & Equipment, IT, Accounting, Communications, Product Sourcing, and more! Participation in additional working groups typically does not (yet) count as a shift.
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