The brief interviews below now try and bring you closer to those who run the baumann group.
Who are Michael Assner and Sabine Brockschnieder?
What motivates them and what is their goal?
Profile:
Michael Assner has been Managing Director of Purchasing, Production and IT since July 2012.
Born in Bünde, he lives with his wife in Bad Oeynhausen and enjoys spending his leisure time
at the theatre or on the golf course.
What excites you about the kitchen and bathroom industry?
Wherever you live, it's the kitchen and bathrooms that makes everywhere a real home. Whereas the kitchen is the hub of communication and getting together, the bathroom is a haven of well-being and a place to find a retreat. Creating products like ours to enrich people's lives give me so much pleasure.
What makes the baumann group so different?
Customers appreciate the flexibility and reliability the baumann group can give them. This has yielded many a successful partnership, some of which have lasted for decades. This trusting relationship comes from your staff and the unique corporate culture built on the basis of respect and fairness. This is something your customers feel too!
Where do you see the company in ten years from now?
Our aim is to carry on being a reliable provider for our customers, one who will continue to delight and inspire them with safe jobs, commitment and fantastic products.
Profile:
Sabine Brockschnieder has been working as Managing Director in Finance, HR and Legal Affairs since January 2017.
She was born in Rheda-Wiedenbrück and lives in Bielefeld. She loves relaxing on Mallorca, the island of her dreams.
What excites you about the kitchen and bathroom industry?
It was always my wish to work in a creative environment – and designing kitchens and bathrooms is exactly the right place to do that. At our forge, you can wear any hat you choose and get on with whatever you want. Time and again, seeing happy people in their kitchens shows us why we are getting it right.
What makes the baumann group so different?
Surrounded by wonderful team spirit, people are more or less left to make their own decisions! We practise a corporate culture that places a focus on each and every individual. Combined with outstanding design, exceptional planning solutions create a very special environment in which to work.
Where do you see the company in ten years from now?
Ten years from now too, we want to see ourselves as a top employer magnet! As a family-run company, we must live up to our particular responsibility to guard society in the future too.