The BAL team has grown together over many years and now consists of more than 100 architects and engineers. They come from all over the world and have different backgrounds and skills. Many are seasoned building experts with extensive professional experience. But we also recruit highly qualified younger people, because we appreciate the creative impatience and energy they bring to our team. What unites our team members, despite all their differences, is the desire to create great things together and to express themselves. In short: BAL is home to individualists with team spirit.
Member of the Executive Board
Martin Werland, born 1968, has worked for BAL since 1995. Holding a Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Civil Engineering, Martin Werland is not only responsible for architectural services but also the project management of major projects. As a Member of the Executive Board, he has overall management responsibility for several major projects in the public and private sectors. Martin Werland is a qualified health and safety protection coordinator (SiGeKo).
Chairman of the Executive Board
Ulrich Schulte, born in 1955, has been with BAL since 1989 and played a major role in making the company what it is today. As the owner and CEO of BAL, he has overall responsibility for the company’s management. He has two qualifications as a civil engineer in the fields of structural engineering and special foundation engineering, as well as decades of experience in project management and technical management of large-scale projects. He has been a member of the Baukammer Berlin as an engineer since 1992 and is authorised to present construction documents in the State of Berlin. Since 2008, he has been a member of the German Association of Project Managers in the Construction and Real Estate Industry (Deutscher Verband der Projektmanager in der Bau- und Immobilienwirtschaft e.V.).
Authorised Signatory and Managing Director
Ulrike Küpper-Sommer, born 1968, has been with BAL since 1998. In addition to her work as an authorised signatory of BAL Bauplanungs und Steuerungs GmbH and Managing Director of BAL Bauplanungs GmbH, the architect is responsible for various major projects. Ulrike Küpper-Sommer has completed in-service training as an expert for defects and damage to buildings.
Managing Director
Bernd Krechting, born in 1972, joined BAL in 2006 and became Managing Director in 2013. His responsibilities include BAL’s strategic orientation, digitalisation and future viability. As Managing Director, the graduate engineer specialising in structural and industrial engineering assumes management responsibility for various major projects in the private and public sectors. Bernd Krechting draws his wealth of experience from more than 20 years of work as a general contractor, project manager and construction manager.
Member of the Executive Board
Bernd Hecht, born in 1958, has been with BAL since 2012 and holds a management position here. He is responsible for quality management, acquisition, change management, controlling and public relations. From 1990, Mr. Hecht worked in various medium-sized architectural firms, where he gained extensive experience in all fields of activity entrusted to him today and increasingly assumed management responsibility.
