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voestalpine Appoints New Member to Management Board
06/02/2010 - The Supervisory Board of voestalpine AG recently appointed Franz Rotter to the Management Board, effective from January 1, 2011. He will head the Division Special Steel, taking over from Claus J. Raidl.
The Supervisory Board of voestalpine AG recently appointed Franz Rotter to the Management Board, effective from January 1, 2011. His term of office will expire March 31, 2014.
Within the group’s Management Board, Rotter will head the Division Special Steel, taking over from Claus J. Raidl, whose term of office will come to an end on December 31, 2010.
The board of voestalpine Group consists of six members. There will be no change in the group functions assigned to the individual members of the Management Board. Effective from 2011, the Management Board of the Special Steel Division will have only three members: Rotter, Horst Königslehner (CFO), and Karl Haider (Marketing & Sales).
Rotter has been a member of the Management Board of Böhler-Uddeholm AG (Division Special Steel of voestalpine Group) since 2007, where he was initially responsible for Welding Consumables, Special Forgings, and Precision Strip. He took on responsibility for the entire production of High Performance Metals in February 2010.
In 1981, following completion of his studies in mining and metallurgical machinery at the University of Leoben, Rotter began his career in the technical design department of (former) VOEST-ALPINE AG in Zeltweg. In 1986, he became head of production of the Zeltweg Railway Systems Division, and in 1989 he took over engineering management for the Mining Technology Division.
Rotter has been a member of the Management Board of Böhler-Uddeholm AG (Division Special Steel of voestalpine Group) since 2007, where he was initially responsible for Welding Consumables, Special Forgings, and Precision Strip. He took on responsibility for the entire production of High Performance Metals in February 2010.
In 1981, following completion of his studies in mining and metallurgical machinery at the University of Leoben, Rotter began his career in the technical design department of (former) VOEST-ALPINE AG in Zeltweg. In 1986, he became head of production of the Zeltweg Railway Systems Division, and in 1989 he took over engineering management for the Mining Technology Division.
In 1990, VOEST-ALPINE Bergtechnik Ges.m.b.H. became an independent company and Rotter initially served as deputy member of the Management Board, acting as spokesman of the Board from 1992 onward. Following privatization of the company and its sale to US-Group Tamrock (now part of the Swedish Sandvik Group), Rotter left the company at the end of 1996.
In 1997, Rotter became a member of the Management Board of Iso-Holding AG, with responsibility for engineering. In 1998, he took over as chairman of the Management Board of ATB Austria Antriebstechnik AG. Rotter joined the Management Board of Aluminium Ranshofen Walzwerk Ges.m.b.H. in 2000, and in 2002 he became spokesman of the Management Board of AMAG rolling GmbH and a member of the Management Board of Austria Metall AG, also being appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) in 2005.
In 1997, Rotter became a member of the Management Board of Iso-Holding AG, with responsibility for engineering. In 1998, he took over as chairman of the Management Board of ATB Austria Antriebstechnik AG. Rotter joined the Management Board of Aluminium Ranshofen Walzwerk Ges.m.b.H. in 2000, and in 2002 he became spokesman of the Management Board of AMAG rolling GmbH and a member of the Management Board of Austria Metall AG, also being appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) in 2005.
At the beginning of 2007, Rotter was appointed to the Management Board of Böhler-Uddeholm AG, where he will take over as Chairman with effect from January 1, 2011, becoming a member of the Group Management Board of voestalpine AG at the same time.
voestalpine is an industry leader in customized high-quality and high-tech steel products and solutions. The group is represented worldwide by more than 360 production and sales companies in more than 60 countries. voestalpine is number one worldwide in switch technology and special steel (such as tool steel) and a leading partner in the energy sector with high-quality heavy plates and seamless tubes. The group is a market leader in Europe in high-quality steel strip, rails, special tubes, and high-quality wire and a leading European supplier of high-quality automotive components.
