Christian Knell elected new president of VDZ

Christian Knell named

new president of VDZ

Christian Knell, general manager of HeidelbergCement in Germany, has been elected as the new president of VDZ. He succeeds long-standing president Gerhard Hirth who has been at the helm of VDZ for 12 years.

Mr Knell has been vice president of VDZ since 2012 and has been working in the industry for more than 25 years. VDZ said the main driving forces in his new role as president will be the technological development and innovation along the full value chain of cement and concrete.

"We have made great progress in recent years but our aim is to further improve our processes and products,” Mr Knell commented.