Dhaka: Germany based multinational company HeidelbergCement Group chairman Dr. Bernd Scheifele visited Bangladesh on Thursday.

In a media brief, he expressed that he is really impressed with the progress Bangladesh has made in last couple of years.

HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Limited has two renowned brands ScanCement and RubyCement.

He also shared that the main structure of Padma Bridge is being built with ScanCement, said in a press release.

As of 1 February 2005, Dr. Scheifele has been chairman of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement. In the managing board, he has the direct responsibility for strategy and development, communication and investor relations, human resources, legal, compliance and internal audit. Dr. Scheifelealso worked with the renowned law firm Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch at its headquarters in Stuttgart from 1988 to 1994.

In his function as attorney he prepared the incorporation of Phoenix Pharmahandel AG & Co KG, Mannheim/Germany. He studied law at the Universities of Freiburg and Dijon. He received a Fulbright Scholarship for United States and completed the master's degree program with master of laws in 1984.