Meet Me! – Adrian Rettich 

Adrian Rettich (44), Director, Magazine Paper, has his offices in Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe. Adrian is responsible for magazine paper sales in the German market. He is married and has three children, and lives with his family in Stuttgart.

What do you like most in your job?
This is an exciting position, as I am responsible for magazine paper sales for our Maxau Mill in Karlsruhe and for the German sales office in Düsseldorf. In this way I get to see both the mill and the sales office perspectives, and of course even the customers’ perspective. I like to be on the move and meet customers –no day looks certainly the same!

What does customer focus mean to you?
Customers have high expectations on us; we need to validate our strategic view on magazine paper business and act accordingly. For me, customer focus is something we build together with customers to support long-term partnership. It means trust, thorough understanding of the business environment and a lot of work.

How is it to live and work in two cities?
Actually, my family lives in Stuttgart, and my offices are located in Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe. What is more, the customers are located all over Germany. To coordinate all this means a lot of travelling. One has to be well organised, use the time during the working week as efficiently as possible, and make sure that the family is happy, as well.