Change in the chairmanship of Semperit AG Holding’s Supervisory Board

Vienna, Austria, 12 May 2021, 18:00 h — With immediate effect, Dr Walter Koppensteiner resigns from the chairmanship of the Supervisory Board as well as all other Supervisory Board functions in Semperit AG Holding and leaves the Supervisory Board.

Industry expert Herbert Ortner has been nominated as the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board; he has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Semperit AG Holding since the year 2020. Dr Stefan Fida remains Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

About Semperit

The publicly listed company Semperit AG Holding is an internationally-oriented group that develops, produces, and sells in more than 100 countries highly specialised rubber products for the industrial and medical sectors: hydraulic and industrial hoses, conveyor belts, escalator handrails, construction profiles, cable car rings, products for railway superstructures, and  examination and surgical gloves. The headquarters of this long-standing Austrian company, which was founded in 1824, are located in Vienna. The Semperit Group employs around 7,000 people worldwide, including about 3,800 in Asia and around 900 in Austria (Vienna and production site in Wimpassing, Lower Austria). The Group has 14 manufacturing facilities worldwide and numerous sales offices in Europe, Asia, Australia, and America. In 2020, the group generated revenue of EUR 927.6 million and an EBITDA of EUR 208.6 million.