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REWE Group, a German diversified retail and tourism co-operative, has a number of significant operations in Central and Eastern Europe through its portfolio of companies. Among them is Billa, the European chain of supermarkets originating from Austria where it has over 1,000 stores and a further 700 stores in the rest of the region. Based in Austria, Ekaterina Kovachevich is legal coordinator at REWE Group for Central and Eastern Europe and is Responsible for providing legal assistance and coordinating Billa’s national legal departments in the region. In April 2017, Kovachevich was commended for the role she played in the sale of Billa’s Croatian operation to supermarket chain Spar. Kovachevich joined Billa in 2004 as head of the legal department, before which she spent time as a private practice lawyer at Sygenta.