When we achieve something, we do it as a team!
With this motto, Lorenz Bieringer took over responsibility as Managing Director for the Wall product division (Poroton clay blocks, Kamtec chimney systems, Terca clay facing bricks and Penter clay pavers) at Wienerberger GmbH as well as the function of management spokesman. We spoke to him about his new task and the goals of the management team, which also includes Andreas König (Koramic clay roofing tiles and Argeton façade panels) and Stefan Ebert, head of Business Services.
You have been responsible for the “Wall” business unit since November 2015, and since October 2016 you have been member and spokesman of a three-member management at Wienerberger GmbH. What have you achieved during your time in charge?
We have realigned our activities in all business units and remapped our sales regions. Goal was and is to be much closer to the customer. To better support and free up our field sales, we have significantly increased our number of back offices in the sales regions. The employees there provide the field sales with technically competent and service-oriented...