Wolfgang Eder Explained

Wolfgang Eder (born 1952) is an Austrian businessman who has been serving as chairman and chief executive officer of Voestalpine AG since 2014.

Career

Eder joined Voestalpine’s management board in 1995, and helped oversee its privatisation, which started the same year.^[1]

Eder currently chairs the World Steel Association and was president of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) from 2009 till May 2014.^{[2] [3] [4]}

In late 2018, Voestalpine steel company announced Eder would step down in July 2019 and be replaced by Herbert Eibensteiner.^[5]

Other activities

Corporate boards

• Infineon Technologies, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2018)^[6]
• Oberbank, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2006)

Non-profit organizations

• European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), Member^[7]

Notes and References

1. Ralph Atkins (June 5, 2018), Austria’s Voestalpine says longtime CEO to step down Financial Times.
2. Web site: Wolfgang Eder. wsj.com. 30 April 2016.
3. Web site: voestalpine CEO Wolfgang Eder is new worldsteel Chairman. voestalpine.com. 30 April 2016.
4. Web site: List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek. bloomberg.com. 30 April 2016.
5. Ralph Atkins (June 5, 2018), Austria’s Voestalpine says longtime CEO to step down Financial Times.
6. https://www.infineon.com/cms/de/about-infineon/company/supervisory-board/ Supervisory Board
7. https://www.ert.eu/members Members