Solveig Menard-Galli

Solveig Menard-Galli has held the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Wienerberger Building Solutions (WBS) since July 2020. In her previous position of Chief Performance Officer (CPO) she was responsible for the Group’s performance-enhancing and digitalization measures. She was highly successful in implementing the Fast Forward program and the associated transformation process.

Solveig Menard-Galli studied economics and obtained a Master Degree in Controlling, Strategic Management, Marketing and International Management at the University of Klagenfurt, where she also held teaching assignments. She attended international study courses, e.g. at Fontainebleau (INSEAD) and in Hawaii, where she obtained a Certificate of International Management. She began her career with the Heineken Group and its subsidiaries, where she was appointed Finance Director of Heineken Netherlands in 2011. Subsequently, she assumed executive positions at L’Oreal Austria. Solveig Menard-Galli began her career with Wienerberger as CFO of the Clay Building Materials Europe Division.