ANDRITZ's organization & business areas 

Joined ANDRITZ in 2014 as member of the Executive Board, has served as President and CEO since April 8, 2022.

Areas of responsibility:
Metals and central group functions: Group Human Resources Management, Group Communications & Marketing, Group Sustainability, Group Internal Auditing, Group Quality & Safety Management, Group Site Installation, Group Business Development, Group Information Technology, and Group Automation & Digitalization

Professional career:
Spokesman of SMS Holding GmbH and Chairman of the Management Board of SMS Meer GmbH, management positions at Siemens and Mannesmann

Joined ANDRITZ on October 1, 2019 and has been member of the Executive Board since December 6, 2019.

Areas of responsibility:

Central group functions: Group Controlling, Accounting and Taxes, Investor Relations, Group Finance, Legal and Compliance, and Group Supply Chain Management

Professional career:

Managerial positions with increasing responsibility at the Voith Group, including the position of commercial director in various group companies and most recently as head of Group Controlling, Accounting and Investments at Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Joined ANDRITZ in 1997 and has been member of the Executive Board since April 1, 2023.

Areas of responsibility:
Environment & Energy, and Group Manufacturing Management

Professional career:
Senior Vice President of the Paper Service segment, various management positions in the ANDRITZ GROUP

Joined ANDRITZ in 1999 and has been appointed to the Executive Board as of October 1, 2023.

Area of responsibility:
Pulp & Paper (Capital Systems + Service)

Professional career:
Senior Vice President of the Fiber Technologies division, various global management positions in the ANDRITZ GROUP in Finland, Germany and China

Joined ANDRITZ in 2013 and has been member of the Executive Board since March 30, 2023.

Areas of responsibility:
Hydropower and Group Corporate Security

Professional career:
Senior Vice President of ANDRITZ Hydropower for the Service & Rehab Division North America; CEO of ANDRITZ S.A. de C.V., Mexico; President of ANDRITZ Hydro Corp., USA; various managerial positions at Alstom

Wolfgang Leitner has joined ANDRITZ management board as Chief Financial Officer in 1987 and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ANDRITZ from 1994 until 2022. He owns directly and indirectly approx. 31.5% of ANDRITZ’s share capital. He has been member of the Supervisory Board of ANDRITZ AG since 2022. He is elected until the Annual General Meeting in 2026. 

Elisabeth Stadler was most recently General Manager of VIG Vienna Insurance Group AG until June 2023. Prior to that, she was General Manager of Donau Versicherung AG and Chairwoman of the Managing Board of ERGO Austria International AG. She has been awarded the title of Professor of Adult Education and the Grand Decoration of Honor in Silver for services to the Republic of Austria. She has been member of the Supervisory Board of ANDRITZ AG since 2024 and is elected until the Annual General Meeting in 2028.

Wolfgang Bernhard has a doctorate in industrial engineering and held Executive Board positions at Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG. He has been member of the Supervisory Board of ANDRITZ AG since 2020 and is elected until the Annual General Meeting in 2025.

Jürgen Hermann Fechter held several Executive Board positions in the ThyssenKrupp Group. He has been member of the Supervisory Board of ANDRITZ AG since 2016. He is elected until the Annual General Meeting in 2026.

Alexander Isola is partner in GRAF ISOLA Attorneys-at-Law. He has been member of the Supervisory Board of ANDRITZ AG since 2016. He is elected until the Annual General Meeting in 2026. 

Regina Prehofer has extensive experience in the banking and financial sector. Her career began in 1981 at Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG and included key positions at Creditanstalt and Bank Austria Creditanstalt. She then joined the Managing Board of BAWAG P.S.K., where she was responsible for retail and corporate banking, before moving into academia as Vice Rector of the Vienna University of Economics and Business. She has been member of the Supervisory Board of ANDRITZ AG since 2024 and is elected until the Annual General Meeting in 2028.

Member of the Supervisory Board of ANDRITZ AG since 2011.

Member of the Supervisory Board of ANDRITZ AG since 2001 and member of the audit committee.

Member of the Supervisory Board of ANDRITZ AG since March 7, 2024

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