Executive Board and Supervisory Board of ANDRITZ AG

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 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 in 1987 and was appointed as member of the Executive Board in 2007.

Areas of responsibility:
Pulp & Paper (Service) and Separation

Professional career:
Head of the Paper Mill Services division at ANDRITZ AG, Head of the Mechanical Pulping Systems division at ANDRITZ AG, Regional Sales Manager at ANDRITZ Sprout-Bauer GmbH, Export Marketing Manager at Biochemie GmbH

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 2006 when the company acquired VA TECH HYDRO and was appointed as member of the Executive Board in 2011.

Areas of responsibility:
Hydro, Group Automation & Digitalization, and Group Corporate Security 

Professional career:
President of ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH and Head of the Large Hydro division of the HYDRO business area, management functions at VA TECH VOEST MCE and Voest-Alpine MCE, Technical Calculations Engineer at Voest-Alpine AG

Alexander Leeb held several positions in the Boston Consulting Group, including Senior Partner, Regional Chairman for Asia Pacific, and member of the Global Executive Board. He has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ANDRITZ AG since 2022 and member of the Supervisory Board since 2019. He is also Chairman of the nomination and remuneration committee and member of the audit comittee and is elected until the Annual General Meeting in 2024.

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. 

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. 

Monika Kircher has a part-time job with Infineon Technologies AG and also lectures part-time at the University of Graz. She has been member of the Supervisory Board of ANDRITZ AG since 2014. She is chairwoman of the audit committee and is elected until the Annual General Meeting in 2024. 

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 2021.