Supervisory Board 

Pursuant to the articles of association, the supervisory board consists of three to six members elected by the shareholders’ meeting, plus the representatives delegated by the works council (Betriebsrat) according to the Austrian Labor Constitutional Act (Arbeitsverfassungsgesetz). The current members are:

Name Position Year of birth Year first
appointed
Year current
term expires
Franz Semmernegg Chairman 1968 2002 2013
Kari Kapsch Deputy chairman 1964 2002 2013
Sabine Kauper Member 1 1968 2011 2014
Christian Windisch Member 2 1963 n/a n/a
Claudia Rudolf-Misch Member 2 1967 n/a n/a


1) member meeting the criteria of rule C-54 of the Code
2) delegated by the works council; without information on appointment since the works council may recall a member it has delegated at any time

 

Franz Semmernegg has been a member of the supervisory boar d of Kapsch TrafficCom AG since June 2002. Since September 2005, he has been the chairman of the supervisory board. Franz Semmernegg has been the CFO of KAPSCH-Group Beteiligungs GmbH since April 2005. He also serves as the CEO of Kapsch BusinessCom AG and has been a member of the managing boar d of Kapsch BusinessCom AG since March 2003. He has also been the CFO of Kapsch AG since October 2001 and was a member of the managing board of Schrack BusinessCom AG from 1999 to September 2001. In 1998, Franz Semmernegg was responsible for the successful management buy-out of Schrack BusinessCom AG from Ericsson Austria AG and was previously involved in management functions at Ericsson Austria AG (1998) and Schrack Seconet AG (1997). He graduated with a degree in business administration (1992) and a Ph.D. (1997) from the University of Graz (Karl-Franzens-Universität).

In addition, Franz Semmernegg serves as a member of the managing boar d of CALPANA business consulting GmbH, Kapsch Smart Energy GmbH, Kapsch Cashpooling and Hedging GmbH, Kapsch IT Services for finance and industries GmbH and Kapsch S.R.L., as deputy chairman of Austria Telecommunication International AG and as a member of the advisory boar d of Kapsch Sp. z.o.o., Kapsch Kft., Kapsch s r.o. (Prague), Kapsch s r.o. (Bratislava) and Enso GmbH.


Kari Kapsch has been a member of the supervisory boar d of Kapsch TrafficCom AG since June 2002. He served as deputy chairman of the supervisory board from June 2002 to December 2002 and as chairman of the supervisory board from December 2002 to September 2005. Kari Kapsch has also been the COO of KAPSCH-Group Beteiligungs GmbH since December 2005. He is also the COO of Kapsch AG and CEO of Kapsch CarrierCom AG. He is involved in several industry-related associations and was the chairman of the management board of Young Industry Vienna (Junge Industrie Wien) and vice-chairman of Young Industry Austria (Junge Industrie Österreich) from 1996 to 2002. Kari Kapsch graduated with a degree in physics (1988) and a Ph.D. (1992) from the University of Vienna (Universität Wien).

In addition, Kari Kapsch is a member of the managing boar d of Kapsch Immobilien GmbH, chairman of the board of Kapsch BusinessCom AG and of Austria Telecommunication International AG as well as a member of the advisory board of Kapsch Sp. z.o.o., Kapsch Kft., Kapsch s r.o. (Prague) and Kapsch s r.o. (Bratislava). Kari Kapsch is the brother of Georg Kapsch, the CEO of Kapsch TrafficCom AG.


Sabine Kauper, born in 1968, joined Phoenix Solar AG in 2000 and has been a member of the Executive Board of Phoenix Solar AG since 2007. As Chief Financial Officer she is responsible for Finance, Personnel and Organisational Development, International Processes and IT , Internal Audit and Law. In addition, Sabine Kauper is on the Supervisory Board of SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG and a member of the Non-Executive Board of Phoenix Solar PTE Ltd, Singapore. Following her training in an auditing company with international business, Sabine Kauper studied business administration with electives in tax and auditing. After completion of her degree course, she worked for an auditing company for four years.


Christian Windisch has been a member of the supervisory boar d delegated by the works council since November 2002. He joined Kapsch Group in September 1984 and is currently employed in quality management. Christian Windisch graduated from the Polytechnic (Höhere Technische Lehranstalt) in Vienna with a degree in engineering.


Claudia Rudolf-Misch has been a member of the supervisory boar d of Kapsch TrafficCom AG delegated by the works council since November 2010. She joined Kapsch TrafficCom in June 2004 and is responsible for the integrated management systems HSSEQ (Health, Safety, Security, Environment, Quality). She is a certified manager and auditor according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001. Claudia Rudolf-Misch received an MBA in 2001.