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Supervisory Board STRABAG SE

The STRABAG SE Supervisory Board monitors and advises on key corporate decisions.

Photo by Kerstin Gelbmann, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of STRABAG SE © STRABAG

Kerstin Gelbmann

Chairwoman

Year of birth:
1974
Appointed until:
Annual General Meeting in 2028
First appointed
18 June 2010; 1 January 2024 (assumption of the chairmanship of the Supervisory Board)
Independent pursuant to Rule 53 ÖGCK
Yes

Kerstin Gelbmann graduated from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration with a degree in business and then spent five years working in auditing and tax consulting at Auditor Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH (initially a representative of Arthur Andersen in Vienna, then a full member of Deloitte). After passing the tax consultant examination, she joined Dr. Erhard F. Grossnigg's group of companies in 2002 with initial responsibility for various areas, including restructuring consulting and M&A Vienna University of Economics and Business. She has been managing director of grosso holding Gesellschaft mbH since 2007. In 2010, she was also appointed to the Management Board of the newly established Austro Holding AG, where she has built up and continued to expand an SME investment portfolio. At the Supervisory Board meeting on 19 December 2023, Kerstin Gelbmann was unanimously elected as the new chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of STRABAG SE with effect from 1 January 2024.

Photo by Erwin Hameseder, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of STRABAG SE © STRABAG

Erwin Hameseder

Vice Chairman

Year of birth:
1956
Appointed until:
Annual General Meeting in 2028
First appointed:
10 September 1998
Independent pursuant to Rule 53 ÖGCK
Yes

Erwin Hameseder completed his law degree at the University of Vienna. From 1975 to 1987, he served as an officer in the Austrian Armed Forces, where he achieved the rank of colonel in the directorship services in 2002 and of brigadier in 2006. In 2017, he was promoted to major general in the militia of the Austrian Armed Forces. In 1987, he joined the legal department of RAIFFEISENLANDESBANK NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN reg.Gen.m.b.H. From 1988 to 1994, he was responsible for investment management, from 1991 as head of the department. He was managing director of RAIFFEISENLANDESBANK NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN reg.Gen.m.b.H. from 1994 to 2001 and director general of RAIFFEISENHOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN reg. Gen.m.b.H (a spin-off from RAIFFEISENLANDES- BANK NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN AG) from 2001 to 2012. From 2007 to 2012, Erwin Hameseder was also Chairman of the Management Board of RAIFFEISENLANDESBANK NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN AG. He has been chairman of RAIFFEISENHOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN reg. Gen.m.b.H. since 4 May 2012 and was elected Advocate General of the Austrian Raiffeisen Association on 30 June 2022. Erwin Hameseder, who has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 1998, was elected to the Supervisory Board of STRABAG SE at the Annual General Meeting of 24 June 2022 with a term in office until the end of the Annual General Meeting that resolves on formally approving the actions of the Supervisory Board for the 2027 financial year. 

Pursuant to Annex 1 of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance 2021, Supervisory Board members who are shareholders with a direct investment in the company or represent the interests of such a shareholder, are still deemed independent after a period of 15 years on the Supervisory Board. 

Photo by Dr. Andreas Brandstetter, Member of the Supervisory Board of STRABAG SE © STRABAG

Dr. Andreas Brandstetter

Member

Year of birth:
1969
Appointment until:
Annual General Meeting in 2028
First appointed:
15 June 2018
Independent pursuant to Rule 53 ÖGCK
Yes

Andreas Brandstetter has been CEO of UNIQA Insurance Group AG since 2011. Before entering the insurance business in 1997, where he has held various leadership positions, he was head of the EU office of the Austrian Raiffeisen Association. From 1993 to 1995, he held roles in politically affiliated areas. Andreas Brandstetter graduated from the University of Vienna in 1994 with a doctorate degree in political science. He also holds an Executive MBA from the California State University, Hayward, and completed further courses at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Harvard Business School. Since 2018, he has been the president of Insurance Europe, a European insurance and reinsurance federation in Brussels.

Other supervisory board mandates or similar functions in domestic and foreign listed companies:

  • None
Photo by Dr. Valerie Hackl, Member of the Supervisory Board of STRABAG SE © STRABAG

Dr. Valerie Hackl

Member

Year of birth:
1982
Appointed until:
Appointed for an indefinite period
First appointed:
25 January 2024
Independent pursuant to Rule 53 ÖGCK
Yes

Valerie Hackl is managing director of Gas Connect Austria with many years of experience in various management positions. From 2019 to 2024, she served as managing director of Austro Control GmbH. Before that, she was a member of the management board of ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG, having held several management positions within the ÖBB Group starting in 2012. From 2005 to 2011, she was a consultant for the international strategy consultancy Bain & Company in Munich. Valerie Hackl studied business administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and the University of British Columbia. She completed her doctoral studies at the University of St. Gallen. In 2024, Valerie Hackl was delegated to the Supervisory Board of STRABAG SE for an indefinite period of time by the authorised holder of registered share number 1.

Other supervisory board mandates or similar functions in domestic and foreign listed companies:

  • None
Photo by Gabriele Schallegger, Member of the Supervisory Board of STRABAG SE © STRABAG

Gabriele Schallegger

Member

Year of birth:
1972
Appointed until:
Annual General Meeting in 2028
First appointed:
24 June 2022
Independent pursuant to Rule 53 ÖGCK
Yes

Gabriele Schallegger is Senior Vice President of Finance at publicly listed company Wienerberger. She studied business administration at the University of Graz and the University of Exeter and completed an executive management course in St. Gallen. Schallegger started her career in auditing and tax consulting before moving on to hold commercial management and executive positions at international companies such as Baxter, Orkla ASA, Semperit, Mondi, Mayr-Melnhof Karton and, most recently, the battery start-up CMBlu.


Other supervisory board mandates or similar functions in domestic and foreign listed companies: 

  • None
Photo by DI. Andreas Batke, Member of the Supervisory Board of STRABAG SE © STRABAG

Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Batke

Member delegated by the works council

Year of birth:
1962
Appointment until:
Posted for an indefinite period
First appointed:
1 October 2009
Independent pursuant to Rule 53 ÖGCK
Not applicable

Andreas Batke joined STRABAG AG, Cologne, as a land surveyor in 1991.

He has been a member of the works council since May 1998 and currently serves as chairman of the general works council and chairman of the group works council of STRABAG AG, Cologne, vice chairman of the STRABAG SE works council and member of the Supervisory Board of STRABAG AG, Cologne.

Other supervisory board mandates or similar functions in domestic and foreign listed companies: 

  • None
Photo by Magdolna P. Gyulainé, Member of the Supervisory Board of STRABAG SE © STRABAG

Magdolna P. Gyulainé

Member delegated by the works council

Year of birth:
1962
Appointed until:
Posted for an indefinite period
First appointed:
1 October 2009
Independent according to Rule 53 ÖGCK
Not applicable

Magdolna P. Gyulainé joined a predecessor company of STRABAG in Hungary as a bookkeeper in 1981 and is currently chairwoman of the employee representative organisation of the Hungarian group companies.

Other supervisory board mandates or similar functions in domestic and foreign listed companies: 

  • None
Photo by Georg Hinterschuster, Member of the Supervisory Board of STRABAG SE © STRABAG

Georg Hinterschuster

Member delegated by the works council

Year of birth:
1968
Appointed until:
Posted for an indefinite period
First appointed:
13 October 2024
Independent according to Rule 53 ÖGCK
Not applicable

Georg Hinterschuster completed an apprenticeship in commercial site management at STRABAG Bau GmbH from 1984 to 1987.

He launched his career as a group clerk in geotechnical engineering in St Valentin, Austria. From 1997 to 2000, he took over commercial management responsibilities for the Transportation Infrastructures and the Building Construction & Civil Engineering segments in the Czech Republic, and from 2000 to 2008, he worked as a commercial group manager in building construction and civil engineering in Upper Austria. Georg Hinterschuster was elected to the works council in 1991 and is currently a member of the group and central works council of STRABAG in Austria as well as a member of the STRABAG SE works council.

Other supervisory board mandates or similar functions in domestic and foreign listed companies:  

  • None
Photo of Karl Gerdes, Member of the Supervisory Board of STRABAG SE © STRABAG

Karl Gerdes

Member delegated by the Works Council

Year of birth:
1963
Appointment until:
Appointed for an indefinite period 
First appointed:
1. August 2024
Independent pursuant to Rule 53 ÖGCK
Not applicable

Karl Gerdes began his career as a carpenter at STRABAG AG, Cologne, in 1988 and subsequently worked as an occupational safety specialist within the Group. He was elected to the works council in 1998 and is currently chair of the general works council of Ed. Züblin AG. Karl Gerdes is a member of the Supervisory Board of both Ed. Züblin AG and STRABAG AG, Cologne.

Other Supervisory Board mandates or similar functions in domestic and foreign listed companies: 

  • None