New management for Hagebau Austria

Emil Koprivc, 37, is taking over the position of Helmut-Dieter Kus, for many years managing director of market leader Hagebau. Slovenian by birth and commercially qualified, Koprivc was the Baumax managing director in Slovenia and Croatia between 1994 and 2003. He was involved in the international expansion of KIKA/Leiner from 2002, and managing director of KIKA in Zagreb as well. Mag. Helmut-Dieter Kus is leaving Hagebau/Öbau as of 31 August 2005 to respond to new challenges.