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HTI for you | Summer 2011 Uninterrupted passion for the company On July 31, 2011 Hermann Gatterbauer, manager of the HTI Group company Hitzinger, celebrated his unbelievable 50 th service anniversary. Since his first working day as an apprentice in summer 1961 the trained electrical engineer has stayed true to his company. HTI FOR YOU talked to him and learned a lot about his apprentice- and work years, his understanding of success and his objectives in the future: 3 1 1 Hermann Gatterbauer 1961 at a company outing to Gmunden 2 Hermann Gatterbauer today 3 Certificate of apprenticeship 1965 Tim Sandberg 2 “Training for the brain and the heart” is the successful recipe for a meaningful and ambitioned work life. He has got to know – since he is a very good example – equally for humane and cooperative acting. For more than 50 years today’s manager for marketing and sales has been active, providing all his sales’ talent, his managerial qualities and his profound product knowledge of everything in connection with “power at the right moment”. But this is by far not all. With his authentic way he has been involving himself in numerous company-internal activities from the beginning on. He also cares for the personal contact with all people in his daily environment and more than that, he also goes hiking with his customers. Hermann Gatterbauer looks back on 50 years of his passionate involvement in the growth and wellbeing of Hitzinger. And despite his great successes for Hitzinger he always stayed firmly on the ground. His CV is like taken from a picture book: It tells a story of Hermann Gatterbauer, who started working with Hitzinger at the age of only 14, as an apprentice for electrical engineering, on July 31, 1961. 1965 he finished his final exams and continued working for a few years in various positions in the company. Already at this early stage the sales managers at that time has had his eye on him, since he appeared to be ideal for the sales department. The fact that both gentlemen had very good intuition was proven by Hermann Gatterbauer during his years in the sales department, especially since 1993, when he - in cooperation with two colleagues -transformed the company and led it to success within only a few years. In the year 2008 he and his partners sold their shares in the company to HTI High Tech Industries AG and Hermann Gatterbauer has been serving as manager for marketing and sales every since. 50 years Hitzinger – uninterrupted passion for the company – from apprentice to owner and manager. How does Hermann Gatterbauer, appreciated by both colleagues and customers for this expertise and humanity, value his life with Hitzinger from his point of view? This and much more we were told during a personal interview ...
HTI FOR YOU: Mister Gatterbauer, you have been working for Hitzinger for the past 50 years in various positions. What was your dream profession in your childhood? Mr. Gatterbauer: My favorite profession as a child was train driver, since in my early years my family lived right alongside VOEST and their train terminal. HTI FOR YOU: Do you still remember your first day as an apprentice with Hitzinger? Herr Gatterbauer: Yes, I do remember it very well! On July 31, 1961 we were in the yard of Hitzinger at 7.00 hrs in the morning. We – that were 13 apprentices. Then came the foreman: Mr. Zeindlhofer was responsible for the electrics and Mr. Pfistermüller for mechanics. Mr. Zeindlhofer was in charge of the apprentices – we all were intended for the electrical engineer apprenticeship. I spent my first day in the winding room at plant II, where we were assigned to a journeyman after a short „safety- and manners introduction“. I ended up with Mr. Fritz at the alternator testing bench and had to bring electric switches to the test bench and after testing take them away again. In the afternoon, at 15.00 hrs, we were told to sweep up and clean the workplaces. In the evening that day I was really exhausted and I said to myself: You’ve got to get through this – it will get more interesting. I got my first salary at the end of the day in a paper bag. It was 7.15 Schillings, since I had begun work the last day of the month. HTI FOR YOU: What were the milestones of your career and what do you consider to be your greatest personal success? Mr. Gatterbauer: After my apprentice- and journeyman time I was assigned to the sales department in 1970 and became the deputy sales manager in 1975. 1980 the company granted my power of attorney, 1981 I became manager of the Vienna office and from 1984 on I was the team leader for the sales area aggregates and equipment as well as alternators and transformers. My greatest personal success was the takeover of the bankrupt Hitzinger with all employees in the year 1993, which we jointly led to success. HTI FOR YOU: What do you think excels yourself in your work life? Mr. Gatterbauer: I think that I excel myself through honesty, openness and ambition, as well as through the humane and open communication with employees, customers and friends. As salesman, manager and partner I always try to gain my customer’s trust through competency. On the other hand, also openness and a partnership approach towards the acting persons. Of course, also a good product and a working organization are important factors for success. As boss I find it important that my staff considers the humane communication as top priority, which means full trust and collegiality: expertise, appearance and the talent to be in sales in combination with honesty. HTI FOR YOU: What are your next big targets? Mr. Gatterbauer: I would like to spend the remaining years of my life with my wife, who has blessed me with 50 years of understanding for my professional life and with my family including my grandchildren and great-grandchildren. HTI FOR YOU: Which dream would you like to come true? Mr. Gatterbauer: Travelling! For the next years we are planning some cruises and we also would like to visit the Arab Emirates. HTI FOR YOU: When you welcome an apprentice on his first day, what do you wish him? Mr. Gatterbauer: Personally, I wish him success which he can achieve with honesty, team spirit and collegiality. During the past years I was responsible for hiring staff. I would recommend to an apprentice to also complete an additional secondary education besides the practical professional training. Especially languages are important – English is necessary but also an Eastern language can only be of advantage. Fundamentally important however is the successful passing of the final exams of the apprenticeship so that the apprentices can use the manifold possibilities for further education. HTI FOR YOU: Mister Gatterbauer, thank you very much for the interview and all the best for the future. enquired
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