Dirk Pförtner appointed to the Executive Board of BAUER AG

Schrobenhausen, Germany – The Supervisory Board of BAUER AG has appointed Dirk Pförtner to the Executive Board with effect from February 19, 2026. Together with Dr. Martin Thormann, he will form the leadership team of the internationally operating construction and mechanical engineering company. His position on the Executive Board is temporary and will be limited to the end of the year. In his role as a member of the Executive Board, Dirk Pförtner will be responsible for commercial matters. At the same time, he will remain Commercial Managing Director of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH.

Many years of international experience in the construction industry

Dirk Pförtner, born in 1972 in Büdingen, Hesse, has been closely associated with the construction industry since the beginning of his professional career. He completed his commercial training at Züblin in 1989. He then moved to the company's international department and the audit department at the head office. In 2002, he was appointed Commercial Managing Director of Züblin International Chile Ltda. In this role, he was responsible, among other things, for the establishment and strategic realignment of the newly founded Züblin International GmbH Chile. In 2004, Dirk Pförtner took over as head of auditing at Züblin before moving to the subsidiary in Qatar in 2006 as Managing Director and Commercial Division Manager. Since 2008, he has been Managing Director and Commercial Manager of the Chilean Züblin subsidiary. From 2016, he was also responsible for commercial management for the South America region within the Strabag Züblin organization.

With this appointment, the BAUER Group is strengthening its strategic and operational alignment and gaining an internationally experienced leader with extensive financial and management expertise. Dirk Pförtner will make a significant contribution to advancing the sustainable development of the group.