Management Board and Supervisory Board
As a public limited company, AT&S has a Management Board and a Supervisory Board. Our Management Board organises the administration of our company and represents us internally and externally. The Supervisory Board is responsible for the company’s accounts and monitoring the Management Board.
Management Board

Dr.-Ing.
Michael Mertin
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since May 1, 2025, appointed until April 30, 2028
Dr.-Ing. Michael Mertin
Member of the Board of AT&S AG
Education
1992 – 1996: Graduation as Dr.-Ing., Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT)
1986 – 1992: RWTH Aachen University
Study of Physics
Professional experience
Since 05/2025: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG; Member of the Board, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
2020 – 2022: Leica Camera AG; Industry Advisor for the shareholders, member of the Board of the shareholders’ investment holding company, member of the Supervisory Board
2019: SLM Solutions Group AG; Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Supervisory Board
2018 – 2020: Kahla Thüringen GmbH; Chairman of the Advisory Board
2018 – 2019: CeramTec Group; Supervisory Board & Chairman of the Audit Committee
CTEC Invest S.à r.l. Luxembourg; Member of the Advisory Board
2017 – 04/25: Dr.-Ing Michael Mertin Management Consulting
Focus: Private Equity, M&A
2006 – 2017: JENOPTIK AG, Jena
2007 – 2017: Chairman of the Executive Board, Director of Labor Relations
2006 – 2007: Executive Board Member & COO
1996 – 2006: Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen
1996 – 2000: Head of Coating Technology; Deputy Head of the Carl Zeiss Technology Center
2000 – 2004: Head of System Technology Division
2004 – 2005: Head of R&D & Technology; Member of the Executive Management, Carl Zeiss Eye Care, Aalen
2005 – 2006: Vice President Technology & Processes
1993 – 1996: FhG – Institut für Lasertechnik (ILT), Aachen
1992 – 1992: RWTH Aachen University
Additional Functions and Committees
- Until 2022: Leica Camera AG; Member of the Supervisory Board
- Until 2019: CeramTec Group, Plochingen; Member of the Supervisory Board & Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Until 2019: SLM Solutions Group AG; Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- Until 2019: Economic Council Germany; Vice President
Deutsche Bank AG; Member of the Advisory Board - Until 2016: Photonics 21; President of the European Technology Platform
- Until 2019: TU Ilmenau; Chairman of the University Council Fraunhofer IOF Jena; Chairman of the Board of Trustees
- Until 2020: German Corporate Governance Code Commission; Member of the Government Commission

Mag.
Petra Preining
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since October 1, 2022, appointed until September 30, 2027
Mag. Petra Preining
Member of the Board of AT&S AG
Education
WU / Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria
Business Administration (Mag. rer. soc. oec.)
Professional experience
Since 10/2022: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG; Member of the Board, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
2020 – 2022: Semperit AG Holding, Austria; CFO and since 09/21 Interim CEO
2017 – 2020: B&C Innovation Investments GmbH, Austria; Managing Director
2016 – 2020: B&C Industrieholding GmbH, Austria; Senior Finance Expert (since 09/2018), Risk Management / Internal audit
2016: Deloitte Tax Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH, Austria; Referat Univ.-Prof. MMag. Dr. Schuch
2013 – 2015: Austrian Kurdish Oilfield Services LLC, Irak; Partner / CFO
2010 – 2013: TRC Ltd. / Tiller JLT, Irak; Director of Finance
2001 – 2009: WYETH (Wyeth OOO), Russia; WYETH (Wyeth Lederle Pharma GmbH), Austria
2006 – 2009: CFO Russia
2004 – 2006: Financial Manager CEE, Russia, GUS, MEA
2001 – 2004: Controller CEE, Russia, GUS, MEA
2000: KRAFT FOODS (KRAFT JACOBS SUCHARD GmbH), Austria; Controller
1998 – 1999: UNILEVER (AUSTRIA FROST GmbH), Austria; Various financial positions

Dr.
Peter Schneider
Member of the Executive Board since June 1, 2021, EVP BU Electronics Solutions, Deputy CEO, appointed until 2029
Dr. Peter Schneider
Member of the Executive Board of AT&S AG,
EVP BU Electronics Solutions,
Deputy CEO
Education
Technical University Vienna, Austria (Technical Chemistry / Master)
Mechanical Engineering – Management (Ph.D.)
Professional experience
Since 10/2022: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG, Leoben, Austria; Member of the Board / EVP, BU Electronics Solutions
09/2020 – 09/2022: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG, Leoben, Austria
06/2021 – 09/2022: Member of the Board / CSO, responsible for
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- Global Sales
- Sales Regions
- Business Unit Sales
- Business Lines
- Business Development
- Marketing
- Market lntelligence
09/2020 – 05/2021: Global Sales Director, CSO, responsible for
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- Sales
- Business Development
- Market lntelligence
2013 – 2020: Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG
2017 – 2020: Head of Business Unit MM Packaging West
2013 – 2017: COO Business Unit Cigarette Packaging
1996 – 2013: Wacker-Chemie AG
2011 – 2013: Vice President Business Unit Construction Polymers
2008 – 2011: Director Service Unit lnnovation Management Polymers; Head R&D of Wacker Polymers
2004 – 2008: Director Business Team Construction Polymers Asia; Managing Director Polymer Systems Shanghai; Managing Director Wacker Polymers Zhangjiagang
2001 – 2004: Consultant Corporate Development
1997 – 2001: Marketing Manager Construction Polymers Europe
1996 – 1997: Sales Engineer Construction Polymers Europe

Dipl.-Ing.
Ingolf Schröder
Member of the Executive Board, EVP BU Microelectronics since September 1, 2020, appointed until August 31, 2025
Dipl.-Ing. Ingolf Schröder
Member of the Executive Board of AT&S AG,
EVP BU Microelectronics
Education
Technical University Berlin, Germany
Master in Sciences – glass and ceramics
Professional experience
Since 10/2022: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG, Leoben, Austria; Member of the Board / EVP, BU Microelectronics
09/2020 – 09/2022: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG, Leoben, Austria; Member of the Board / COO, responsible for
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- Operations
- Quality
- Global Supply Chain Management
- EHS
- Manufacturing Process Excellence
- Maintenance
1996 – 2020: Osram
2020: COO BU Automotive, Germany
2015 – 2020: Senior Vice President, Germany (Global Group Operation, Global Group Quality & EHS)
2013 – 2015: Global Head Operation, Vice President, Germany (BU Speciality Lighting)
2008 – 2013: Head of Manufacturing Berlin, Germany & Bruntal, Czech Republic
2006 – 2008: Plant Director, China (Kunshan plant); OSRAM China Lighting Ltd.
2005 – 2006: Plant Manager, Czech Republic (Bruntal); OSRAM Czech Republic
2001 – 2004: Production Manager Speciality Lighting, Germany
1996 – 2000: Process and R&D Engineer, Germany

Dr.
Peter Griehsnig
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) since April 1, 2023, appointed until 2028
Dr. Peter Griehsnig
Member of the Board of AT&S AG
Education
Technical University, Graz, Austria
Doctorate in Applied Physics (PhD)
Professional experience
Since 04/2023: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG Leoben, Austria; Member of the Board, Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
2001 – present: AT&S (China) Ltd. Co.; Shanghai, China
2011 – present: Chief Operating Officer (COO), Business Unit Mobile Devices and Substrates
2005 – 2011: Chief Operating Officer (COO)
2001 – 2005: Head of Quality Management
1996 – 2001: PHILIPS Components; Lebring, Austria
2000 – 2001: Logistics Manager
1997 – 2000: Product Manager Europe
1996 – 1997: Technical customer service
Supervisory Board
The AT&S Supervisory Board is comprised of 9 members. As part of our corporate governance system, the Supervisory Board also establishes an audit committee, a remuneration and nominations committee and a finance committee.

Dr
Georg Riedl
Chair of the Supervisory Board; independent in accordance with C-rule 53 of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance (ÖCGK)
Dr. Georg Riedl
Chair of the Supervisory Board; independent in accordance to C-Rule 53 of the ÖCGK*
Appointed for the first time on 28 May 1999, appointed until the 35th Annual General Meeting 2029.
Curriculum Vitae
- * 1959 – Vienna, Austria
Education
- 1978: Abitur
- 1978 – 1979: Military service in Salzburg, training as reserve officer
- 1979 – 1984: University of Vienna; Faculty of Law
- 1984: Graduation as Dr. jur.
- 1984 – 1985: Internship at courts in Vienna and Salzburg (“Gerichtsjahr”)
- 1985 – 1991: Trainee lawyer in the CONSULTATIO Revisions- und Treuhandgesellschaft m.b.H. Nfg. KG and at lawyer Dkfm. DDr. Wilfried Dorazil in Vienna
Profession
1991 – 2013: Independent lawyer in the law firm Riedl & Ringhofer Rechtsanwälte, Vienna
since 2013: Independent lawyer in the law firm Frotz Riedl Rechtsanwälte, Vienna, with the main focus on business, commercial, corporation and tax law, mergers and acquisitions, private foundations and contract law
Mandates
- AT&S Austria Technology & Systemtechnik AG
- Entain Services (Austria) GmbH
- European Trans Energy GmbH
- Österreichische Salinen Aktiengesellschaft und Konzerngesellschaften
- SCHRACK SECONET AG
- WIENER STÄDTISCHE VERSICHERUNG AG Vienna Insurance Group
- Wiesenthal Autohandels AG
- Hitzinger Electric Power GmbH
Further Functions
- A+D Liegenschaftsbesitz GmbH
- Wiesenthal Holding GmbH
- Seats in executive boards of several private foundations

Dr
Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell
Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board; independent in accordance with C-rules 53 & 54 of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance (ÖCGK)
Dr. Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell
Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board; independent in accordance with C-rules 53 & 54 of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance (ÖCGK)
Appointed for the first time on 4 July 2019, appointed until the 35th Annual General Meeting 2029.
Curriculum Vitae
- * 1952 – Lower Austria, Austria
Education
- 1975: Master’s degree in social and economic sciences. University of Vienna, with distinction
- 1981: Doctorate
Profession
Since 1975: National Bank of Austria, Economics department (Planning, financial market stability etc.)
1981 – 1984: Federal Ministry of Finance, Cabinet of the minister
1998 – 2003: Vice-Governor, National Bank of Austria
2003 – 2011: Member of the board of Directors, European Central Bank
2013 – 2019: Global Advisory Board, MUFG Bank, Tokyo
2017: Evaluation of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) on behalf of the European ministers of finance
Mandates
- Since 2012: Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt
- Since 2012: VIG
- Since 2015: OMV
- Since 2012: Chairwoman of the board, FFG
Membership in international associations
- Since 2011: Emerita Consultant, Institute for Economic Research
- 2014: Study on an European debt redemption fund and Euro-bills on behalf of the European commission

Robert Lasshofer
Member of the Supervisory Board; independent in accordance with C-rules 53 & 54 of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance (ÖCGK)
Mag. Robert Lasshofer
Member of the Supervisory Board; independent in accordance to C-Rules 53 & 54 of the ÖCGK*
Appointed for the first time on 9 July 2020, appointed until the 31st Annual General Meeting 2025.
Curriculum Vitae
- * 1957 – Vienna, Austria
Education
- 1977 – 1983: University of Vienna, Austria: Mag. Economics (Mag. rer.soc.oec.), Studies: Economics
Profession
1977 – 1981: HÖHERE TECHNISCHE LEHRANSTALT (TGM) – Assistant
1983 – 1992: BANK AUSTRIA AG, UNION VERSICHERUNGS AG – Multiple Positions
1993 – 1998: AWD GESELLSCHAFT FÜR WIRTSCHAFTSBERATUNG MBH – Managing Director
1998 – 1999: DONAU VERSICHERUNG AG – Member of the Board (Departments: Marketing, Sales, State Directorates)
1999 – 2007: WIENER STÄDTISCHE ALLGEMEINE VERSICHERUNG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP – Member of the Board (Departments: Marketing/Advertising, Sales, State Directorates, Branches)
2007 – 2010: VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP – WIENER STÄDTISCHE VERSICHERUNG AG – Deputy Director General (Departments: Health insurances, Marketing/Advertising, Sales, State Directorates, Branches)
2010 – 2020: WIENER STÄDTISCHE VERSICHERUNG AG – VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP – Director General and Chief Executive Officer (Departments: General Secretariat, Press and Public Relations Work,
Internal communication, Human Resources, Law, Central Sales
Management, Regular Distribution, Partner distribution, Marketing and Advertisement, State Directorates)
2021 – present: WIENER STÄDTISCHE WECHSELSEITIGER VERSICHERUNGSVEREIN – VERMÖGENSVERWALTUNG – VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP – Director General and Chief Executive Officer (Departments: General Secretariat, Press and Public Relations Work,
Internal communication, Human Resources, Law)
Mandates
- 2021 – present: VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherungs Gruppe: Second Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- 2022 – present: WIENER STÄDTISCHE VERSICHERUNG AG Vienna Insurance Group: Member of the Supervisory Board
- 2013 – present: Österreichisches Verkehrsbüro AG: Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Further Functions
- VVO – Verband der Versicherungsunternehmungen Österreichs (Chairman)
- Wirtschaftskammer Österreich – Bundespartenkonferenz Bank und Versicherung (koopt. Member)

Georg Hansis, MBA
Member of the Supervisory Board; independent in accordance with C-rule 53 of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance (ÖCGK)
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Georg Hansis, MBA
Member of the Supervisory Board; independent in accordance to C-Rule 53 of the ÖCGK*
Appointed for the first time on 9 July 2020, appointed until the 31st Annual General Meeting 2025.
Curriculum Vitae
- * 1973 – Bonn, Germany
Education
- 1995 – 1999: University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Germany:
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering - 1999 – 2002: State Academy of Art and Design Stuttgart, Germany:
Master of Science, Engineering and Design, Department of Investment Goods Design - 2009 – 2011: Imperial College Business School, London, UK:
Master of Business Administration - 2020 – 2022: WU Executive Academy, Vienna, Austria: Governance Excellence Program for Board Members
Profession
2016 – present: DÖRFLINGER MANAGEMENT & BETEILIGUNGS GMBH; Managing Director
2002 – 2016: BMW Group
2002 – 2008: Technical expert for advanced and future vehicle concepts, BMW Luxury Vehicle Division
2008 – 2011: Lead technical expert of vehicle concept team, BMW Small and Midsize Vehicle Division
2011 – 2014: Associate, BMW 1-series project
2014 – 2016: Team Lead, BMW 3-series and 4-series project
Mandates
- 2016 – present: DÖRFLINGER MANAGEMENT & BETEILIGUNGS GMBH: Managing Director
- 2020 – present: AT & S AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGIE & SYSTEMTECHNIK AG: Member of the Supervisory Board
- 2020 – present: EUROPEAN TRANS ENERGY GMBH: Member of the Supervisory Board
- 2021 – present: HITZINGER ELECTRIC POWER GMBH: Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board

Dr
Karin Schaupp
Member of the Supervisory Board; independent in accordance with C-rules 53 & 54 of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance (ÖCGK)
Mag. Pharm. Dr. Karin Schaupp
Member of the Supervisory Board; independent in accordance to C-Rules 53 & 54 of the ÖCGK*
Appointed for the first time on 7 July 2011, appointed until the 35th Annual General Meeting 2029.
Curriculum Vitae
- * 1950 – Fohnsdorf, Steiermark, Austria
Education
- 1967 – 1968: Foreign exchange student with American Field Service in
USA, Graduation from Englewood High School, Colorado - 1969: Graduation in Graz
- 1976: Master of Pharm.Science (Mag.Pharm) at the University of Graz
- 1978: PhD from the University of Graz, Assistant Professor at the Inst. of Pharm. Science
- 2014: Professorship for Applied Corporate Leadership at the Karl-Franzens-University of Graz
Profession
1980: Head of Analytical Department and Quality Assurance at Leopold Pharma
1985: Director of R&D at Leopold Pharma
1987: Director of R&D for the Knoll Hospital group (A,D,F,NL)
1992: Acquisition of the Knoll Hospital group by Fresenius AG,D: Director of R&D
1995: “Finance for Executives” Programs at INSEAD/Fountainebleau
1997: General Manager Fresenius Kabi Austria
1999: Vice-president for the Region Austria /SE Europe for a Business Unit
2000: Member of the Board of Fresenius Kabi AG, Bad Homburg, D with worldwide Business responsibility including R&D and Productions
2001: Nomination “Generalbevollmächtigte” of Fresenius Kabi AG
Since 2003: Independent Consultant for Strategic Development and Innovation Transfer Organizational Structures Mergers and Acquisitions
Mandates
- Member of the Supervisory Board (Universitäts-Rat) of the University of Technology Graz, Chairwoman
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the “JOANNEUM RESEARCH ForschungsGesmbH”
- Member of the Supervisory Board of the Competence Center “Pharmaceutical Engineering” GmbH
- Member of the Supervisory Board of the Österreichische Salinen Aktiengesellschaft und Salinen Austria Aktiengesellschaft
- Member of the Academic council of the Austrian Academy of Science, Head of Auditing committee
- Member of the Advisory Council of TLL The Longivity Labs GmbH, Chairwoman
Works Council delegates:

Ronald Arh
since April 2025

Christa Köberl
since December 2023

Günter Pint
since September 2017
Honorary Members of the Supervisory Board:

Willi Dörflinger
Honorary Member of the Supervisory Board