title: Sven Seidel
European-American Business Organization
Lidl
Sven Erik Holmes
Swan Racing
Jesper Højer
Nicole Rodrigues-Larsen
Brendan Bechtel
Markus Giebel
TicketLeap
sentences: Sven Seidel (born 1973/74) is a businessman, CEO of the Lidl supermarket chain, from March 2014 to February 2017, when he was succeeded by Jesper Højer.
European-American Business Organization, Inc. (EABO) is a New York NY consulting firm specializing in transatlantic business development and international tax services.
 It offers a variety of services such as early stage venture funding, market expansion strategy, international trade show planning, public relations strategies, and legal assistance.
 Founder and CEO is former Managing Director of the European American Chamber of Commerce in the United States (until 1998) Sven C. Oehme.
Lidl Stiftung & Co.
 KG (] ; ), formerly Schwarz Unternehmenstreuhand KG, is a German global discount supermarket chain, based in Neckarsulm, Germany, that operates over 10,000 stores across Europe, and expanded to the United States in 2017.
 It belongs to the holding company Schwarz Gruppe, which also owns the store chains Handelshof and hypermarket Kaufland.
Sven Erik Holmes (born 1951) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and currently the Vice Chairman, Legal, Risk and Regulatory, and Chief Legal Officer for KPMG LLP, a global accounting firm.
 He directs the office of general counsel, risk management, government affairs, security, and ethics and compliance programs.
 He is also counsel to the board of directors and a member of the management committee.
 He is currently chairman of the board for the Council for Court Excellence.
 In 2009, "Ethicsphere" named him one of America's 100 most influential people in business ethics.
 In 2007, "Accounting Today" named him one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting."
 In 2014, National Law Journal named him "America's 50 Outstanding General Counsel."
Swan Racing was a stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series until the 2014 season.
 The team was founded as Inception Motorsports which fielded a single No. 30 team in the Cup Series in 2011 and 2012 before being purchased by Swan Energy CEO Brandon Davis late in 2012.
 The team is headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina in the United States.
 David Stremme was the team's original driver, before being replaced by rookies Cole Whitt and Parker Kligerman at the end of 2013.
 The team expanded to two teams in 2014 for Whitt and Kilgerman, attempting and qualifying for every event that season until the woes of sponsorship kicked in following the eighth race of the season.
 The team shut down in April 2014; its owners points, employees, and most of its assets moved to Xxxtreme Motorsport and BK Racing, though Parker Kligerman remained under contract through year's end.
Jesper Højer (born September 5, 1978) is a Danish businessman, CEO of the Lidl supermarket chain, since February 2017, when he succeeded Sven Seidel.
Nicole Rodrigues Larsen is a former top model and a serial entrepreneur is the founder and CEO of Dubai based Diva Group of Companies.
 She initiated her entrepreneurial journey with the launch of Diva Modelling and Events in 2003.
 After the phenomenal success of her modelling agency, the company branched out into real estate by starting Diva Holdings.
 In 2010, the company established NM Investments and further expanded its horizons by venturing into consulting and accounting services.
 By 2011, Nicole added two more business lines, Diva Laundry and Diva Salon.
 Nicole has been bestowed with several awards over the years.
 In 2015, she was recognised in the Outstanding Category at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards.
 In 2014, Nicole was acknowledged as one of the Forbes Top Indian Leaders in the Arab World.
 She also won the CEO of the year at the CEO Awards in 2014.
 Today, Diva Group of companies is capitalizing on its home grown success and expanding its operations to Qatar, Kuwait, Doha, Bahrain, Turkey, India and Pakistan.
Brendan Peters Bechtel (born 1981) is the chairman and CEO of the Bechtel Group, Inc., a privately-owned engineering, construction, and project management firm.
 It is the largest construction company in the United States, and operates worldwide.
 He became CEO in 2016 and chairman & CEO in 2017.
 He succeeded Bill Dudley as CEO and Riley P. Bechtel as chairman.
Markus Alexander Giebel (born 29 September 1966) is the CEO of Insight Plus (www.insight.ae), an investment company active in real estate, financial services, healthcare and consulting.
 He is also the co-owner and Chairman of Eternity Clinics (www.eternityclinics.com) a healthcare company revolutionizing the traditional model of diagnostic healthcare with the invention and introduction of a new health screening software.
 Markus serves on multiple Boards of Directors, including Insight Plus, Soliton Holding, Eternity Clinics, CiTC and MSS.
 He holds a Master's Degree in Business from SBS in Switzerland and a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Munich in Germany.
 He was also known to be the CEO of Deyaar Development PJSC (a publicly traded real estate company), and was a Senior Executive and the youngest ever Vice President of Corning, a Fortune 500 company in the United States.
 Markus has received several awards, including the Middle East CEO Award, the Leadership award, HIMSS Innovation award, SME Award, Enterprise Asia Award, Inventor of the Year Award and others.
 He has more than 20 patents in his name which are primarily focused in the optical technology sector.
Ticketleap is an online ticket sales and event marketing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
 Founded in 2003 by Wharton graduate Christopher Stanchak, Ticketleap differentiates itself from large ticket vendors by catering its e-ticketing services to small companies and events, as well as larger events.
 The company started out as just Chris and his mother Connie as the first employee, but has since expanded across the United States, and now Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom.
 CEO, Chris Stanchak, was nominated as a finalist for the 2011 Greater Philadelphia Region Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year Award in May, 2011.
 In July 2012, Ticketleap was recognized as one of the “2012 Hottest Pennsylvania Companies” by Lead411.

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 Sven Seidel (born 1973/74) is a businessman, CEO of the Lidl supermarket chain, from March 2014 to February 2017, when he was succeeded by Jesper Højer. 

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 Lidl Stiftung & Co.
 KG (] ; ), formerly Schwarz Unternehmenstreuhand KG, is a German global discount supermarket chain, based in Neckarsulm, Germany, that operates over 10,000 stores across Europe, and expanded to the United States in 2017.
 It belongs to the holding company Schwarz Gruppe, which also owns the store chains Handelshof and hypermarket Kaufland. 

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 Swan Racing was a stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series until the 2014 season.
 The team was founded as Inception Motorsports which fielded a single No. 30 team in the Cup Series in 2011 and 2012 before being purchased by Swan Energy CEO Brandon Davis late in 2012.
 The team is headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina in the United States.
 David Stremme was the team's original driver, before being replaced by rookies Cole Whitt and Parker Kligerman at the end of 2013.
 The team expanded to two teams in 2014 for Whitt and Kilgerman, attempting and qualifying for every event that season until the woes of sponsorship kicked in following the eighth race of the season.
 The team shut down in April 2014; its owners points, employees, and most of its assets moved to Xxxtreme Motorsport and BK Racing, though Parker Kligerman remained under contract through year's end. 

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 Jesper Højer (born September 5, 1978) is a Danish businessman, CEO of the Lidl supermarket chain, since February 2017, when he succeeded Sven Seidel. 

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 Nicole Rodrigues Larsen is a former top model and a serial entrepreneur is the founder and CEO of Dubai based Diva Group of Companies.
 She initiated her entrepreneurial journey with the launch of Diva Modelling and Events in 2003.
 After the phenomenal success of her modelling agency, the company branched out into real estate by starting Diva Holdings.
 In 2010, the company established NM Investments and further expanded its horizons by venturing into consulting and accounting services.
 By 2011, Nicole added two more business lines, Diva Laundry and Diva Salon.
 Nicole has been bestowed with several awards over the years.
 In 2015, she was recognised in the Outstanding Category at the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards.
 In 2014, Nicole was acknowledged as one of the Forbes Top Indian Leaders in the Arab World.
 She also won the CEO of the year at the CEO Awards in 2014.
 Today, Diva Group of companies is capitalizing on its home grown success and expanding its operations to Qatar, Kuwait, Doha, Bahrain, Turkey, India and Pakistan. 

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 Brendan Peters Bechtel (born 1981) is the chairman and CEO of the Bechtel Group, Inc., a privately-owned engineering, construction, and project management firm.
 It is the largest construction company in the United States, and operates worldwide.
 He became CEO in 2016 and chairman & CEO in 2017.
 He succeeded Bill Dudley as CEO and Riley P. Bechtel as chairman. 

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 Markus Alexander Giebel (born 29 September 1966) is the CEO of Insight Plus (www.insight.ae), an investment company active in real estate, financial services, healthcare and consulting.
 He is also the co-owner and Chairman of Eternity Clinics (www.eternityclinics.com) a healthcare company revolutionizing the traditional model of diagnostic healthcare with the invention and introduction of a new health screening software.
 Markus serves on multiple Boards of Directors, including Insight Plus, Soliton Holding, Eternity Clinics, CiTC and MSS.
 He holds a Master's Degree in Business from SBS in Switzerland and a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Munich in Germany.
 He was also known to be the CEO of Deyaar Development PJSC (a publicly traded real estate company), and was a Senior Executive and the youngest ever Vice President of Corning, a Fortune 500 company in the United States.
 Markus has received several awards, including the Middle East CEO Award, the Leadership award, HIMSS Innovation award, SME Award, Enterprise Asia Award, Inventor of the Year Award and others.
 He has more than 20 patents in his name which are primarily focused in the optical technology sector. 

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 Ticketleap is an online ticket sales and event marketing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
 Founded in 2003 by Wharton graduate Christopher Stanchak, Ticketleap differentiates itself from large ticket vendors by catering its e-ticketing services to small companies and events, as well as larger events.
 The company started out as just Chris and his mother Connie as the first employee, but has since expanded across the United States, and now Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom.
 CEO, Chris Stanchak, was nominated as a finalist for the 2011 Greater Philadelphia Region Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year Award in May, 2011.
 In July 2012, Ticketleap was recognized as one of the “2012 Hottest Pennsylvania Companies” by Lead411. 

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Answer: 2017