▁or ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Zone ▁of ▁occupation . ▁As ▁Eugen ▁V ög ler ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁run ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁authorities , ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁CE O ▁by ▁Art ur ▁Kon rad . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁initial ▁post - war ▁period , ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁mach in ery , ▁tools , ▁and ▁materials , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁dear th ▁of ▁new ▁orders , ▁ham per ed ▁operations . ▁Some ▁salv age ▁work ▁occurred , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁rub ble - clear ance ▁and ▁basic ▁rep airs . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first , ▁rare , ▁major ▁contract s ▁was ▁for ▁a ▁university ▁hospital ▁in ▁Bonn , ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 4 9 . ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁mark ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Wirtschaft sw under ▁brought ▁more ▁new ▁work . ▁ ▁Rev ival ▁and ▁international ▁expansion ▁Josef ▁Müller ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁CE O ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁A ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁undert ake ▁more ▁international ▁projects , ▁following ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁essentially ▁domestic ▁work ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁This ▁included ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁power ▁infrastr ucture ▁works ▁in ▁Turkey ▁and ▁bridge ▁and ▁sm el ting ▁works ▁construction ▁in ▁Egypt ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Many ▁projects ▁from ▁this ▁period ▁were ▁undert aken ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World , ▁many ▁were ▁fund ed ▁from ▁development ▁aid ▁bud gets . ▁ ▁A ▁high - profile ▁success ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁ 1