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Lenzing appoints new CFO

The Supervisory Board of Lenzing has appointed Thomas Riegler to serve as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer for the next three years starting on 1 June 2014. Born in Graz, Thomas Riegler studied business administration and has accumulated more than 20 years of professional experience in the field of financial management. He worked for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and held top international management positions in the Daimler Group.

8th April 2014

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Lenzing

Industrial, Medical/Hygiene, Clothing/​Footwear

The Supervisory Board of Lenzing has appointed Thomas Riegler to serve as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer for the next three years starting on 1 June 2014.

Born in Graz, Thomas Riegler studied business administration and has accumulated more than 20 years of professional experience in the field of financial management. He worked for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and held top international management positions in the Daimler Group.

He contributed his expertise to the restructuring of Chrysler, and served as CFO of Mercedes-Benz Belgium Luxembourg N.V. Subsequently he spent three years as the CFO of the publicly listed company Centrotherm Photovoltaics, and most recently as CFO and Commercial Director of Spheros Holding.

Excellent contacts

Thomas Riegler has excellent contacts to international banks and financial institutions, and boasts capital market expertise along with experience with companies undergoing a phase of transformation, operational and strategic reorientation or restructuring.

The Management Board of Lenzing will consist of four members as of June 1, 2014:

  • Peter Untersperger (Chairman of the Management Board, CEO)
  • Friedrich Weninger (Member of the Management Board, COO)
  • Robert van de Kerkhof (Member of the Management Board, CCO)
  • Thomas Riegler (Member of the Management Board, CFO)

Lenzing Group

The Lenzing Group is a market leader with headquarters in Austria, and production sites in all major markets, as well as a worldwide network of sales and marketing offices.

Lenzing supplies the textile and nonwovens industry with high-quality man-made cellulose fibres. The portfolio ranges from dissolving pulp, standard and specialty cellulose fibres to engineering services.

With 75 years of experience in fibre production, Lenzing is committed to the principle of sustainable management and very high environmental standards.

www.lenzing.com

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