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About
Wienerberger Management
Find out more about our management: an overview of the supervisory board of Wienerberger AG.
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The Wienerberger Managing Board
The managing board of Wienerberger AG makes strategic decisions and performs high-level functions. This team consists of four members: the managing director Heimo Scheuch is responsible for the strategic and operational development of the Wienerberger Group. The financial director Gerhard Hanke is responsible for company finances, Procurement, IT & Digitization and Performance Management. Solveig Menard-Galli is the Chief Operating Officer for Eastern Europe and Harald Schwarzmayr is the Chief Operating Officer for Western Europe.
Heimo Scheuch
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CEO Wienerberger AG
Managing Director
Appointed until 31st December 2025, born 1966 – Austria
Heimo Scheuch is responsible for the strategic and operational development of the company. Thanks to his many years of industry and management experience and his strong focus on ESG, digitalization, innovation and growth, he has succeeded in leading the Group onto a successful growth course.
Heimo Scheuch is a truly international manager, having studied and worked in various countries. He obtained several university degrees in law and economics and began his professional career in corporate finance. Since he was appointed Group CEO on August 1, 2009, he has focused on implementing a set of strong corporate values within the organization. His international experience enabled him to develop Wienerberger into a leading international provider of smart solutions for the entire building envelope and for infrastructure. Speaking six languages and being in constant contact with customers, stakeholders and employees helped him to foster a strong local presence and encourage the need for transformation and innovation.
Functions in material subsidiaries:
- Managing Director of Wienerberger West European Holding GmbH
Other functions:
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wiener Börse AG
- President of Association of Vienna Stock Exchange Issuers
- Senior Vice President of Construction Products Europe
Gerhard Hanke
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CFO Wienerberger AG
Member of the Managing Board
Appointed until 29th February 2024, born 1971 – Austria
Gerhard Hanke took over the position of Wienerberger AG Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on 1st March 2021. He is responsible for company finances, Procurement, IT & Digitization and Performance Management.
Gerhard Hanke has successfully held a variety of leadership positions – very often combining responsibilities in Finance and Operations – in the Wienerberger Group for more than 20 years, most recently as COO Region East/Central of the Business Unit Wienerberger Building Solutions. As an experienced manager with excellent industry and financial know-how, he successfully implemented strategic growth projects and managed M&A transactions. Among other things, he was responsible for the integration of Tondach Gleinstätten into the Wienerberger Group. In addition, he has an excellent track record in building highly effective financial organizations. Before joining Wienerberger, the business economist worked for a leading international accounting firm.
Solveig Menard-Galli
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COO East Wienerberger AG
Member of the Managing Board
Appointed until 31st May 2025, born 1969 – Austria
Solveig Menard-Galli has been part of the Wienerberger Managing Board since 2019. As of 2023, she assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer responsible for all Wienerberger operations – Building Solutions and Piping Solutions – in Eastern Europe. In her previous position of Chief Performance Officer (CPO) she was responsible for the Group’s performance-enhancing and digitalization measures. She was highly successful in implementing the Fast Forward program and the associated transformation process.
Solveig Menard-Galli studied economics and obtained a Master Degree in Controlling, Strategic Management, Marketing and International Management at the University of Klagenfurt, where she also held teaching assignments. She attended international study courses, e.g. at Fontainebleau (INSEAD) and in Hawaii, where she obtained a Certificate of International Management. She began her career with the Heineken Group and its subsidiaries, where she was appointed Finance Director of Heineken Netherlands in 2011. Subsequently, she assumed executive positions at L’Oreal Austria. Solveig Menard-Galli began her career with Wienerberger as CFO of the Clay Building Materials Europe Division.
Harald Schwarzmayr
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COO West Wienerberger AG
Member of the Managing Board
Appointed until 30th June 2023, born 1969 – Austria
Harald Schwarzmayr was appointed to the Management Board in July 2020. As of 2023, he assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer responsible for all Wienerberger activities – Building Solutions and Piping Solutions – in Western Europe. Harald Schwarzmayr is an experienced manager with excellent industry know-how.
Since 1997, he has held various executive positions within the Wienerberger Group and implemented numerous strategic growth projects and M&A transactions in the course of his 23-year career. Harald Schwarzmayr was instrumental in developing Wienerberger UK into a leading provider of products and services for the entire building envelope and making the UK one of Wienerberger’s largest markets. In his capacity as CEO of Wienerberger Piping Solutions, which he has headed since 2018, he took important strategic steps in developing the Business Unit into one of the leading suppliers of piping systems in Europe. Thanks to his outstanding leadership skills, he succeeded in advancing operational and cultural improvements in a multinational environment. Before he joined Wienerberger, the graduate in mechanical engineering worked as a management consultant.
Wienerberger Supervisory Board
The supervisory board of Wienerberger AG consists of 11 members: 8 shareholder representatives, voted in at the AGM and 3 employee representatives delegated by the worker’s council. The supervisory board is independent. The business activities of the board are governed by Austrian law, the Austrian Corporate Governance Code, the Articles of Association, the procedural rules of the Supervisory Board and any internal guidelines.
Peter Steiner
Chairman
Independent, born 1959, Germany, appointed until the 157th AGM (2026), first elected: June 14, 2018
Mandates in publicly listed companies
Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nomination Committee of Clariant AG, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Zeal Network SE
Other mandates
None
Career
1985 Degree in Business Administration from the Universities of Cologne and Mannheim, 1985–1989 Arthur Andersen (Frankfurt/Chicago), 1989 tax advisor, 1990 certified public accountant, from 1991 Member of the Managing Board of SÜBA Freie Baugesellschaft mbH & Co. KG responsible for finance, controlling and international business, 1995 CFO of SÜBA Bau AG, 1998 CFO of Dyckerhoff AG, 2001 Member of the Board (COO) of Dyckerhoff AG and Chairman of the Managing Board of Dyckerhoff Zement GmbH, 2002 Chief Executive Officer of Dyckerhoff AG, 2004 Member of the Board and CFO of MG Technologies AG (renamed GEA Group AG), 2006 Partner at One Equity Partners, since 2012 certified public accountant, tax advisor, business consultant with special focus on M&A, finance and investment management
Dr. Myriam Meyer
Vice-Chairwoman
Independent, born 1962, Switzerland, appointed until the 154th AGM (2023), first elected: May 22, 2015
Mandates in publicly listed companies
None
Other mandates
Member of the Supervisory Board of KUKA AG (no longer publicly listed), Member of the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Technik AG, Member of the Board of Directors of Bedag Informatik AG, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Swisscontact Foundation, Member of the Industry Advisory Board of ETH Zurich/ Department of Mechanical Engineering
Career
1987 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at ETH Zurich, 1994 Ph.D. in Technical Sciences at ETH Zurich, 1994-2001 Vice-President Swiss Air Flight Operations and Member of the Executive Committee, General Manager of SR Technics, 2002-2005 Vice-President Global Human Resources & Organization Development of F. Hofmann La Roche and Member of the Executive Committee of Roche Consumer Health, 2005-2008 CEO and Member of the Executive Committee of RUAG Group, 2009-2010 Group CEO of WIFAG-Polytype Holding, since 2011 Founder and Managing Partner of mmtec
Thomas Birtel
Member of the Supervisory Board
Independent, born 1954, Germany, appointed until the 157th AGM (2026), first elected May 3, 2022
Mandates in publicly listed companies
CEO of STRABAG SE (until the end of 2022)
Other mandates
Supervisory Board Chairman STRABAG AG, Ed. Züblin AG and STRABAG Property and Facility Services GmbH, Supervisory Board member of three companies of VHV Versicherung, Member of the advisory boards of Deutsche Bank AG and HDI Global SE, Chairman of the Board of CONCORDIA Sozialprojekte Stift. Deutschland, Member of the Board of CONCORDIA Sozialprojekte gem. Privatstift. Wien
Career
1978 Economics and Law, Ruhr University Bochum, 1982 Research Fell. Konrad-Adenauer-Stift., Dr. rer. oec., 1983–1989 Division Manager Klöckner Industrieanlagen GmbH, 1989–1996 Chairman Management Board Frigoscandia Holding GmbH, Member Executive Board Frigoscandia AB, 1996–2002 Member Executive Board STRABAG Hoch- & Ingenieurbau AG, 2002–2013 Member Executive Board STRABAG AG, since 2014 Supervisory Board Chairman STRABAG AG, 2006–2013 Member Executive Board, 2013–2022 CEO STRABAG SE
David Davies
Member of the Supervisory Board
Independent, born 1955, United Kingdom, appointed until the 156th AGM (2025), first elected: May 19, 2017
Mandates in publicly listed companies
Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Petrofac Ltd
Other mandates
None
Career
1975-1978 Studies in economics at the University of Liverpool, 1986-1988 MBA Program at the Cass Business School in London, 1978-1981 Chartered Accountant at Touche Ross & Co., 1981-1983 Senior Auditor at Price Waterhouse Sa., 1983-1988 various positions at BOC Plc. (Internal Auditor, Finance Manager BOC Special Gases, Financial Controller BOC Health Care - Disposable Products Division), 1988-1994 various positions at Grand Metropolitan Plc (1988-1989 Commercial Director - Retail Enterprises Division, 1989-1991 Finance Director - European Restaurant Division, 1991-1994 Corporate Controller - Burger King Corporation), 1994-1997 Vice President at Walt Disney Company - The Disney Store Europe, 1997- 2000 Group Finance Director at London International Group Plc, 2000-2002 Group Finance Director at Morgan Crucible Plc, 2002-2016 Member of the Executive Board (CFO) and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board at OMV AG
Marc Grynberg
Member of the Supervisory Board
Independent, born 1965, Belgium, appointed until the 157th AGM (2026), first elected May 3, 2022
Mandates in publicly listed companies
Member of the Supervisory Board and the Strategy & Sustainability Committee, and Climate Director at Nexans SA
Other mandates
None
Career
1988 Studies in commercial engineering at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles), 1988–1989 Misui Bank, Belgium, foreign-exchange trader, 1989–1996 Du Pont de Nemours: various management positions in Brussels and Geneva, since 1996 Umicore, Belgium: 1996–2000 Group Controller, 2000–2006 Chief Financial Officer, 2006–2008 Executive Vice President in charge of the catalyst business (Germany), 2008–2021 Chief Executive Officer
Peter Johnson
Member of the Supervisory Board
Not independent since May 13, 2020 according to declaration of independence in terms of the Austrian Corporate Governance Code, born 1947, United Kingdom, appointed until the 156th AGM (2025), first elected: May 12, 2005
Mandates in publicly listed companies
None
Other mandates
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford
Career
1965-1970 Studies in Economics at Oxford University, 1970-1973 Unilever P, 1973-1996 various senior positions at Redland plc; among others, Director responsible for the brick and roof tile business from 1988-1996, 1996-2000 CEO of Rugby Group plc, 2000-2006 CEO of George Wimpey plc, 2007-2012 Chairman of the Board of Directors of DS Smith plc
Regina Prehofer
Member of the Supervisory Board
Independent, born 1956, Austria, appointed until the 154th AGM (2023), first elected: May 13, 2011
Mandates in publicly listed companies
First Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG
Other mandates
Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Förderung & Begleitung GmbH (non-profit), Member of the Supervisory Boards of SPAR Holding AG and SPAR Österreichische Warenhandels-AG, Member of the Supervisory Board of 6B47 Real Estate Investors AG, Member of the Board of Karlheinz und Agnes Essl Privatstiftung, Member of the Advisory Board of “aws venture-capital-Initiative”, Member of the Committee of Shareholders of Vamed Engineering GmbH
Career
1974-1980 Studies in business and law in Vienna, 1981-2010 Career in the Austrian banking industry; among other positions, Member of the Managing Board of Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG from 2003-2008 and Member of the Managing Board of BAWAG P.S.K. from 2008-2010, 2011-2015 Vice-Rector for Financial Affairs and Infrastructure at the Vienna University of Economics and Business
Oswald Schmid
Member of the Supervisory Board
Independent, born 1959, Austria, appointed until the 154th AGM (2023), first elected: May 6, 2019
Mandates in publicly listed companies
Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Supervisory Board of NV Bekaert SA
Other mandates
Founder and owner of Sinigual Consulting GmbH
Career
1983 Degree in Mechanical Engineering in Vienna, 1984–1990 responsible for procurement and distribution at Semperit AG Holding, 1990–1994 Head of Procurement at Continental AG, 1994–1995 Group Head of Materials Management at RHI AG (formerly Veitsch-Radex), 1995–2002 various executive positions at Continental AG, 2002–2017 various executive positions and CEO at Schindler Austria (2007–2010) and CEO of Schindler Germany (2010–2013), 2017–2018 CEO of Kalle Group, 2019–2021 COO of Bekaert Group
Gerhard Seban
born 1967, Austria – delegated for the first time: February 3, 2006
Chairman of the Employees’ Council at the Hennersdorf plant in Austria, Chairman of the Central Works Council of Wienerberger Österreich GmbH, the Group Works Council and the European Works Council of Wienerberger AG
Claudia Schiroky
born 1971, Austria – delegated for the first time: July 2, 2002
Chairwoman of the Works Council and the Central Works Council of Wienerberger AG, Vice-Chairwoman of the Group Works Council
Wolfgang Wallner
born 1970, Austria – delegated for the first time: May 6, 2019
Vice-Chairman of the Group Works Council, Foreman and worker works council at Pipelife Austria GmbH & Co KG
Supervisory Board
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Peter Steiner |
Chairman |
Myriam Meyer |
Vice-Chairwoman |
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Audit and Risk Committee
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David Davies |
Chairman |
Regina Prehofer |
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Oswald Schmid |
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Marc Grynberg |
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Gerhard Seban* |
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Nomination Committee
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Peter Steiner |
Chairman |
Myriam Meyer |
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Peter Johnson |
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David Davies |
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Gerhard Seban* |
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Remuneration Committee
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Peter Steiner |
Chairman |
Regina Prehofer |
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Peter Johnson |
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Marc Grynberg |
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Thomas Birtel |
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Gerhard Seban* |
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Sustainability & Innovation Committee
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Myriam Meyer |
Chairwoman |
Marc Grynberg |
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Thomas Birtel |
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Gerhard Seban* |
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As underlined during the 150th Annual General Meeting on May 6, 2019, the Supervisory Board of Wienerberger AG is committed to a transparent procedure of selecting candidates for the Supervisory Board in line with the highest possible standards of corporate governance. A structured process of succession planning is in place on the basis of a detailed profile, which is supported by a renowned external consultant company.
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