Hannes Niederhauser (born 1962, Austrian nationality) is CEO of Kontron AG and has been CEO of KATEK SE, which was acquired by Kontron AG, since March 4, 2024. After studying electrical engineering at Graz University of Technology, the Austrian-born engineer became a manager in the fields of microchips and embedded computing. Before joining S&T AG in 2011, Hannes was the main shareholder and CEO of the former Kontron AG from 1999 to 2007, which developed into the world’s largest provider in the field of embedded computing. Hannes Niederhauser is tirelessly driving Kontron’s growth and positioning as a leading provider of IoT solutions. Other mandates: Member of the Supervisory Board of startup300 AG in Linz, Austria
Dr. Marc Achhammer has many years of international experience in the IT and telecommunications industry in the areas of operations, M&A, R&D, sales, service and portfolio management. He held senior management positions at Siemens/Gigaset, Sagemcom and Unify, where he successfully established new business areas. Most recently, he was COO and Managing Director of B2X Care Solutions.
Klauspeter Bader is a specialist in the field of corporate management and has successfully accompanied international companies and departments in their strategic reorientation. He has extensive materials management expertise and in-depth solution and process knowledge in intralogistics (dynamic storage systems).
Petra Becker brings many years of experience at home and abroad in a wide range of industries, electrical engineering, semiconductors and automotive. With a thorough background in controlling, she has successfully implemented several complex IT projects, and as VP in the supply chain management of a DAX company in the automotive supply sector, she played a key role for several years in shaping the transformation of the supply chain, successively changed the structures and processes and contributed to success during this time. In 2019, she and her team won the VDA’s “Logistic Award”.
As a former member of the German national speed skating team, she knows that stamina, focus and helpful routines within the team make a major contribution to success.
Christoph Antener has various years of international experience in the EMS and building automation sectors. He has managed complex supply chain organizations worldwide and has extensive expertise in outsourcing, purchasing optimization, change management and realignment of purchasing organizations. As part of his EMBA studies, he accompanied the successful M&A development of an EMS company and helped to achieve a sustainable increase in earnings.
Stefan Goldschmid has worked in management consulting and in the startup sector. Due to his experience in very dynamic environments and in fast-growing companies, he is specialized in building reporting structures and creating number transparency in order to provide management with data-based decision-making tools. Since 2019 at KATEK, Stefan Goldschmid centralizes all relevant data from the group and is responsible for the implementation of strategic projects as well as digitalization measures in cooperation with the subsidiaries.
Katrin Fricke studied mechanical engineering with a focus on production. She was most recently Director Corporate Strategy & Digitalization at Diehl Controls, and before that worked for many years as Production Director, Head of Logistics, as well as in other leading positions in operations at various industrial companies.
Marc Schwehm gained comprehensive knowledge in all areas along the electronics value chain at the Mauerstetten site during his part-time studies in business administration and business psychology. With the comprehensive expertise he gained in commercial, strategic and production areas of an electronics service provider, he was most recently responsible for commercial management. At the beginning of 2021, Marc Schwehm was appointed to the management board of KATEK Mauerstetten.
As a graduate in business administration and electrical engineering, Hendrik Thiel has many years of experience in direct and indirect sales. He has successfully demonstrated his valuable know-how in the electronics industry, especially in the establishment and expansion of international sales organisations and the development and implementation of sales strategies in his career to date. His last position was Director Sales & Marketing at HEITEC AG.
Martin Wühr has been at home in the automotive electronics environment for many years. For more than 25 years, he has built up business units in various functions and acquired comprehensive competences in the areas of development, strategic purchasing and sales in the automotive electronics and OEM direct business. Most recently, he was entrusted with setting up development for an American Tier 1, while at the same time being in charge of the strategic purchasing department and responsible for the group’s largest customer. Prior to that, he worked for one of the largest EMS automotive service providers as a sales manager, where he also acquired his extensive knowledge of PCB technology. Further lean management training at the University of Michigan rounds off his profile.
Dr. Arnd Karden has extensive experience as a Managing Director in manufacturing companies. For many years he worked for German corporations in various positions in Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain and Switzerland. During his professional career, he has repeatedly successfully restructured companies and led to significant sales and earnings improvements. Dr. Arnd Karden studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University and then received his doctorate at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) of RWTH Aachen University. Dr. Arnd Karden is also the Managing Director of the TeleAlarm subsidiary in Switzerland.
KATEK Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board since March 2024
Term of office ends at AGM 2024
After studying business administration, Claudia Badstöber worked for many years as a licensed tax consultant and auditor at a renowned auditing firm. She later joined the conwert Group, one of Austria’s leading real estate companies, where she worked as CFO. Her areas of responsibility ranged from Group accounting, taxes, controlling and risk management to capital market issues. From 2011 to 2019, Claudia Badstöber was Head of Finance at Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Österreich) AG (formerly Semper Constantia Privatbank Aktiengesellschaft) and was a member of the Supervisory Board of two companies during this time. In 2019, the financial expert joined the Austro Holding and grosso holding corporate groups, where she holds the position of managing director in several companies of the respective groups. Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards: none. Memberships in comparable domestic and foreign supervisory boards of commercial enterprises: none
Deputy Chairman of the KATEK Supervisory Board since March 2024
Term of office ends at AGM 2024
Dieter Gauglitz works as a freelance consultant for medium-sized and listed companies in the areas of finance, restructuring, due diligence, post-merger integration and capital markets. Before becoming a freelancer, he worked for twelve years at Ernst & Young in the Audit & Assurances and Transaction Advisory departments and was CFO/Member of the Board of Management of Kontron AG. Memberships of other statutory supervisory boards: Member of the Supervisory Board of NorCom Information Technology GmbH & Co KGaA, member of the Supervisory Board of SpVgg Unterhaching Fußball GmbH & Co. KGaA. Memberships in comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises: Chairman of the Audit Committee of Telefónica Deutschland Finanzierungs GmbH
KATEK Supervisory Board since March 2024
Term of office ends at AGM 2024
Christoph Öfele, a graduate economist, studied economics at the University of Regensburg after completing his training as a banker at Bayerische Vereinsbank. He worked as a court-appointed expert for aggrieved investors and for 15 years as a shareholder spokesman for the Schutzgemeinschaft der Kapitalanleger e.V. (German investor protection association). Christoph Öfele has been Managing Director of WAI Wirtschaftsanalysen & -informations GmbH since 1999 and Managing Director of CHO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH since 2005. Since 2000, he has been advising companies on extraordinary capital market transactions, in particular tender offers for delisted and unlisted companies.
Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards: none. Memberships in comparable domestic and foreign supervisory boards of commercial enterprises: none
In KATEK Supervisory Board since June 2023
Office term ends AGM 2028
Prof. Dr. Constanze Chwallek, resident in Aachen, Professor at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Department of Economics, Aachen, Prof. Dr. Constanze Chwallek (born 1967, nationality German) studied economics and business administration in Kiel, Maastricht and Aachen from 1986. She graduated in business administration from RWTH Aachen University in 1992 and received her doctorate in 1997 from the Chair of Corporate Accounting and Finance on the topic: Valuation Relevance of Published Cash Flow Statements of Listed German Companies. Following her doctorate, she worked as a management consultant, primarily focusing on strategy development for internationally operating groups and medium-sized companies in a wide range of sectors, and was appointed to the University of Applied Sciences Trier in 2003 to teach Management and Entrepreneurship. Since 2010, she has been a professor in the Entrepreneurship Department at Aachen University of Applied Sciences, specialising in corporate entrepreneurship and business model innovation. Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards: Chairwoman of the supervisory board of Adapton AG (not listed), member of the supervisory board of Stemmer AG (listed) until 12.05.23. Memberships in comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of business enterprises: none
The members of the Audit Committee are Prof. Dr. Chwallek (Chairwoman), Ms. Badstöber (Deputy Chairwoman) as well as Mr. Gauglitz and Mr. Öfele as members.
The members of the Nomination Committee are Ms. Badstöber (Chairwoman), Mr. Gauglitz (Deputy Chairman) as well as Prof. Dr. Chwallek and Mr. Öfele as members.
23. December 2022
4. November 2022
23. August 2022
Andreas Müller (Chairperson)
Klaus Weinmann (Deputy Chairperson)
Markus Saller (Member)
Andreas Müller (Chairperson)
Klaus Weinmann (Deputy Chairperson)
Markus Saller (Member)
Updated: March 2022
Section C.14 of the German Corporate Governance Code recommends that the curriculum vitae of Supervisory Board members be updated annually.
Updated: November 2023
Section C.14 of the German Corporate Governance Code recommends that the curriculum vitae of Supervisory Board members be updated annually.
