Willy Lersch

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Willy Lersch (born January 7, 1914 in Eschweiler ; † May 1, 2006 in Bad Tölz ) was a German industrial manager. He was a member of the board of directors and supervisory board of Buchtal GmbH in Schwarzenfeld , chairman of the supervisory board of Krones AG , president of the Regensburg Chamber of Commerce for Upper Palatinate / Kelheim and chairman of the former professional association for building ceramics.

Life

Lersch was born as the son of Karl and Sidonie Lersch, nee Gösset.

In 1939 he joined the construction team of Gottfried Cremer (1906–2005; see article Keramion ), who in 1937 founded Buchtal AG, ceramic companies of the Reichswerke “Hermann Göring” . In 1944 he married Ilse Limberger.

After returning from Soviet captivity in 1949, he returned to the company as an assistant director and authorized signatory . In 1955 he was appointed to the commercial director at the side of Helmut Lehmann (1918-2010) in his function as technical director. Together they led Buchtal to a leading company in the building ceramics industry and to one of the most important export companies in all of Eastern Bavaria. In 1986, after 31 years, he moved to the supervisory board, from which he left in the mid-1990s. Lersch was also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Krones AG from 1985 to 1995 and was a member of other supervisory boards and advisory boards.

From 1970 to 1976 he was chairman of the professional association building ceramics, from 1974 to 1986 president of the Regensburg Chamber of Commerce. He was deputy chairman of the Employers' Association of Lower Bavaria / Upper Palatinate, member of the board of the German Waterways and Shipping Association Rhine-Main-Danube (DWSV) based in Nuremberg and member of the board of trustees of the Association of Friends of the University of Regensburg .

His grave is in the Schwarzenfeld cemetery.

Publications

  • The industry of Eastern Bavaria. In: Die Oberpfalz , No. 66, 1978, pp. 177-182.
  • Chamber work in a problem area. From speeches by the President of Industrie- u. Regensburg Chamber of Commerce in the 1974/78 electoral term. Regensburg Chamber of Commerce, 1979.
  • What moves the economy today. From speeches by the President of the Regensburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the 1978/1982 electoral period. Regensburg Chamber of Commerce, 1983

literature

  • Lersch, Willy. In: Pocket book of public life . Federal Republic of Germany and organizations of the European Communities. Vol. 35, Festland Verlag, 1985, p. 344.

Honors

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Deutsche Steinzeug: Former Buchtal board member Willy Lersch has passed away. Building materials market, May 5, 2006,
  2. ↑ a b c Lersch, Karl. In: Who is who? The German Who's Who . Schmidt-Römhild, 2006, p. 820.
  3. ↑ a b Benjamin Tietz: Former Buchtal board member died at the age of 92; Mourning for Willy Lersch. Onetz, May 3, 2006.
  4. ^ List of presidents on the IHK website
  5. ^ Matthäus Runtinger Medal , City of Regensburg
personal data
SURNAME Lersch, Willy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German industrial manager
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Eschweiler
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 2006
Place of death Bad Tölz