Adalbert Lechner

After receiving his doctorate in law, Mr. Lechner held several management positions in marketing and sales with L’Oréal and John-son & Johnson. He joined the Lindt & Sprüngli Group as CEO of the Austrian subsidiary company in 1993. He has been CEO of the German subsidiary Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli GmbH since 1997. He was a member of Ex-tended Group Management from 2011 until 2016. As of January 1, 2017, he is a member of Group Management, where he is responsible for the development of specific markets and Global Retail.