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 1,2 |
1968 |
2011 |
2014 |
|
Christian Windisch |
Member 3 |
1963 |
2002 |
n/a |
|
Claudia Rudolf-Misch |
Member 3 |
1967 |
2010 |
n/a |
1) Member meeting the criteria of rule C-54 of the Code
2) Since 22 August 2011 (until such date William Morton Llewellyn)
3) Delegated by the works council; without information on expiration since the works council may recall a member it has delegated at any time
Franz Semmernegg as been a member of the supervisory board of Kapsch TrafficCom AG since June 2002. Since June 2005, he has been 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 executive board of Kapsch BusinessCom AG since March 2003. In addition, he has also been the CFO of Kapsch AG since October 2001 and was a member of the executive 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 executive board of CALPANA business consulting GmbH, Kapsch Smart Energy GmbH, Kapsch Cashpooling and Hedging GmbH as well as Kapsch IT Services for finance and industries GmbH. He also serves as a member of the advisory board of Kapsch Sp. z.o.o., Kapsch BusinessCom Kft., Kapsch BusinessCom s r.o. (Prague), Kapsch s r.o. (Bratislava), Kapsch S.R.L. and Enso GmbH.
Kari Kapsch has been a member of the supervisory board of Kapsch TrafficCom AG since June 2002 and the deputy chairman since June 2005. He previously 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 June 2005. Kari Kapsch has also been the COO of KAPSCH-Group Beteiligungs GmbH since December 2005. In addition, 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 executive board of Young Industry Vienna (Junge Industrie Wien) and deputy chairman of Young Industry Austria (Junge Industrie Österreich) from 1996 to 2002. Kari Kapsch graduated with a degree (1988) and a Ph.D. (1992) in physics from the University of Vienna (Universität Wien).
In addition, Kari Kapsch is a member of the executive board of Kapsch Immobilien GmbH, chairman of the board of Kapsch BusinessCom AG and as well a member of the advisory board of Kapsch Sp. z.o.o., Kapsch BusinessCom Kft., Kapsch BusinessCom s r.o. (Prague), Kapsch s r.o. (Bratislava) and Kapsch S.R.L.. Kari Kapsch is the brother of Georg Kapsch, the CEO of Kapsch TrafficCom AG.
Sabine Kauper, holds a master’s in business administration. She was most recently the CFO of Sunselex AG in Munich and completed a training program to become a qualified supervisory board member with certification by Deutsche Börse AG. From the year 2000 to December 2011, she worked for Phoenix Solar AG, Germany, and was a member of the executive board of Phoenix Solar AG since 2007. As Chief Financial Officer she was responsible for Finance, Personnel and Organizational Development, International Processes and IT, Internal Audit and Legal. Sabine Kauper has been on the supervisory board of SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG since 2009. She obtained a master’s degree in 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 board 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 telecommunications and electrical engineering.
Claudia Rudolf-Misch has been a member of the supervisory board 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.