Dr. Lorenz Näger

"Building our growth on a solid base of earnings."

Personal Data
Place of birth: Ravensburg, Germany
Date of birth: 22 May 1960
Marital status: Married, two daughters

Education
Dr. Lorenz Näger studied Business Administration at the Universities of Regensburg, Swansea (Wales) and Mannheim, graduating in 1986 with a university diploma degree in Business Administration (University Mannheim). He received his Doctorate and qualification as a Tax Advisor in 1991.

Professional Career
Dr. Lorenz Näger commenced employment in 1986 as an Audit Assistant with Dr. Lipfert GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (audit and tax consulting company), in Stuttgart, and was subsequently engaged as an Assistant at the University of Mannheim for the chair of Business Administration and Taxation. From 1991 up through the fusion of Ferd. Schulze GmbH & Co with PHOENIX Pharmahandel Aktiengesellschaft und Co KG, he directed the Tax Division of Ferd. Schulze GmbH in Mannheim. Since 1993, he has served as Director of Business Development with PHOENIX and in 1997, became Managing Director of PHOENIX International Beteiligungs GmbH (holding company for foreign investment). In 1999, he was appointed to the Managing Board of the PHOENIX group with responsibility for Controlling, International Finance, Accounting and Investments, and in 2000, to the Supervisory Board of the Tamro Group, Helsinki. Since 1 October 2004, Lorenz Näger has been Chief Financial Officer of HeidelbergCement; he is additionally responsible for Shared Service Center and Logistics.