New plant manager
in Karsdorf

On 01.11.2009 Dr. Bernhard Kleinsorge (Fig.) took over the position of the works manager in Karsdorf/Germany. He replaced Klaus Schenk who will work in a new position in the Lafarge Group after six successful years in Karsdorf. Dr. Kleinsorge has been a member of the Lafarge Group since 2000. At first he worked as a project manager for cement technology at Oberursel. Then he went to the Technical Centre of Lafarge in Vienna. In January 2001 he returned to Germany and held the position as works manager in Wössingen until August 2008. Most recently he contributed his expertise as a consultant in...

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