Herbert Lang – the engineer from Vienna who helped globalize HOERBIGER

He began his career as a construction engineer and project engineer before moving to Paris in 1955, where he served as Technical Director of Le Clapet HOERBIGER and oversaw the French market. 

In early 1960, he returned to Vienna, taking over technical leadership at headquarters while coordinating engineering activities across the company’s international license operations in Germany, France, Italy, and England. From Vienna, he opened new markets, prepared company foundations, and played a key role in HOERBIGER’s international expansion – especially in the United States, Japan, and Spain. Over the decades, he cultivated longstanding, trusted relationships with major customers such as Tanabe Compressors and AJAX Compressors.  

As a mentor, he guided and shaped rising HOERBIGER leaders like Hubert Wagner and Horst Müller, preparing them for their future international assignments. With his global experience, the close confidant of Martina Hörbiger represented HOERBIGER at conferences around the world – both as a technical expert and as a member of the company’s leadership team. 

After Martina Hörbiger’s passing, Herbert Lang was appointed Managing Director of HOERBIGER Ventilwerke AG in 1989 and became Deputy Head of the “Oberste Geschäftsleitung” (OGL), the top leadership team of the international HOERBIGER Group of Companies, which at the time consisted of about 50 companies and 3,000 employees. In these roles, he drove growth in HOERBIGER’s core business and played a major part in transforming the decentralized global organization into a modern corporation.  

In 1992, at the age of 68, Herbert Lang retired – after more than 40 years of pioneering spirit and impactful leadership in service to HOERBIGER. 

HOERBIGER would like to take this opportunity to extend its heartfelt belated congratulations on his 100th birthday. We wish him health, happiness, and many more meaningful moments with his family and longtime companions.