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Composition of the Management Board

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The material subsidiaries listed in this report are the divisions’ lead companies as well as subsidiaries of the voestalpine Group with revenue of over EUR 200 million.

Dr. Wolfgang Eder

 

 

 

Born 1952;
Member of the Management Board since 1995; Chairman of the Management Board since 2004; End of the current term of office: 07/03/2019;
Member of the Supervisory Board of Oberbank AG, Linz, Austria (until 05/14/2019); Member of the Supervisory Board of Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany

 

Assigned areas of responsibility
Corporate Development, including Raw Materials Strategy; R&D and Innovation Strategy; Corporate Human Resources; Corporate Communications and Corporate Image; Compliance; Legal; M&A; Strategic Environmental Management; Investor Relations; Internal Audit

Positions at material subsidiaries2 of the voestalpine Group
voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Metal Engineering GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Metal Forming GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Rohstoffbeschaffungs GmbH, Chairman of the Advisory Board

Dipl.-Ing. Herbert Eibensteiner

 

 

 

Head of the Steel Division
Chairman of the Management Board (from 07/03/2019)
Born 1963;
Member of the Management Board since 2012;
End of the current term of office: 03/31/2024

 

Assigned areas of responsibility
Information Technology

Positions at material subsidiaries2 of the voestalpine Group
voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Chairman of the Executive Management Board;
voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Metal Engineering GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Metal Forming GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Grobblech GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Steel & Service Center GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
Logistik Service GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Texas LLC, Chairman of the Board of Directors;
voestalpine Rohstoffbeschaffungs GmbH, Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Franz Kainersdorfer

 

 

 

Head of the Metal Engineering Division
Born 1967;
Member of the Management Board since 2011; End of the current term of office: 03/31/2024; Member of the Supervisory Board of VA Erzberg GmbH, Eisenerz, Austria

 

Assigned areas of responsibility
Group’s Long-Term Energy Supply

Positions at material subsidiaries2 of the voestalpine Group
voestalpine Metal Engineering Verwaltung GmbH, Chairman of the Executive Management Board;
voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Metal Forming GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Schienen GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Tubulars GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Texas LLC, Member of the Board of Directors;
voestalpine Rohstoffbeschaffungs GmbH, Member of the Advisory Board

Mag. Dipl.-Ing. Robert Ottel, MBA

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Born 1967;
Member of the Management Board since 2004; End of the current term of office: 03/31/2024;
Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of APK-Pensionskasse AG, Vienna, Austria; Member of the Supervisory Board of Josef Manner & Comp. AG, Vienna, Austria; Member of the Supervisory Board of CEESEG AG, Vienna, Austria; Member of the Supervisory Board of Vienna Stock Exchange AG, Vienna, Austria

 

Assigned areas of responsibility
Corporate Accounting and Reporting; Controlling including Investment Controlling; Group Treasury; Taxes; Management Information Systems; Risk Management

Positions at material subsidiaries2 of the voestalpine Group
voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Metal Engineering GmbH, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Metal Forming GmbH, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Texas LLC, Member of the Board of Directors

Dipl.-Ing. Franz Rotter

 

 

 

Head of the High Performance Metals Division
Born 1957;
Member of the Management Board since 2011; End of the current term of office: 03/31/2024

 

Assigned areas of responsibility
Procurement Strategy; Health & Safety

Positions at material subsidiaries2 of the voestalpine Group
voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH, Chairman of the Executive Management Board;
voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Metal Engineering GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Metal Forming GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
Buderus Edelstahl GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
Uddeholms AB, Member of the Executive Board;
Villares Metal S.A., Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine BÖHLER Aerospace GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Peter Schwab, MBA

 

 

 

Head of the Metal Forming Division
Born 1964;
Member of the Management Board since 2014; End of the current term of office: 03/31/2024

 

Positions at material subsidiaries2 of the voestalpine Group
voestalpine Metal Forming GmbH,
Chairman of the Executive Management Board;
voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH,
Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Metal Engineering GmbH, Member of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Precision Strip GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Krems GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Sadef nv, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
voestalpine Automotive Components Dettingen Verwaltungs GmbH,
Chairman of the Advisory Board;
voestalpine Automotive Components Schwäbisch Gmünd GmbH & Co. KG,
Chairman of the Advisory Board

 

 

Changes on the Management Board from July 3, 2019

Dr. Wolfgang Eder will step down from the Management Board of voestalpine AG at the close of the Annual General Meeting on July 3, 2019. On June 5, 2018, the Supervisory Board appointed Dipl.-Ing. Herbert Eibensteiner to succeed Dr. Wolfgang Eder as the Chairman of the Management Board. On December 18, 2018, the Supervisory Board appointed Dipl.-Ing. Hubert Zajicek to the Management Board of voestalpine AG; he succeeds Dipl.-Ing. Herbert Eibensteiner as the Head of the Steel Division effective July 4, 2019. Hence the Management Board of voestalpine AG will be constituted as follows after the Annual General Meeting of voestalpine AG on July 3, 2019:

  • Herbert Eibensteiner (Chairman of the Management Board)
  • Robert Ottel (Chief Financial Officer (CFO))
  • Franz Rotter (Head of the High Performance Metals Division)
  • Franz Kainersdorfer (Head of the Metal Engineering Division)
  • Peter Schwab (Head of the Metal Forming Division)
  • Hubert Zajicek (Head of the Steel Division)