New buying director

Eric Frauenberger, 39, has been director in charge of international buying for the Building World section of Baumax, the Austrian DIY retailer, since May 2007. His area of responsibility covers the coordination of buying operations for the product categories of building materials and timber in seven countries, plus international representation of Building World within the Toomaxx buying group. The following persons have responsibility for the other three sections of the Baumax range of products: Ines Rozmann (garden), Werner Moser (home) and Nicola Szekely (tools).