EANS-Adhoc: Alexander Lewald named Chief Technology Officer of Kapsch TrafficCom
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Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes)
28.10.2015
Vienna, October 28, 2015 - Kapsch TrafficCom AG (ISIN AT000KAPSCH9), listed on
the Vienna Stock Exchange in the prime market segment, has announced that
Alexander Lewald will be joining the Management Board of Kapsch TrafficCom AG as
Chief Technology Officer effective November 1, 2015. This will increase the
number of board members to three along with CEO Georg Kapsch and COO Andre Laux.
Alexander Lewald's appointment as CTO will initially extend over four years.
After earning a degree in electrical engineering at the Technical University of
Munich, Alexander Lewald spent three years at the German Aerospace Center
(Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR) working at the DLR Institute of
Robotics and System Dynamics. In connection with his activities at DLR, he
earned his doctoral degree in the field of system dynamics for multi-axle
robots. Alexander Lewald had the opportunity to learn more about this topic at
the Engineering School of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California (USA). He
subsequently spent five years at McKinsey & Company. Over the past 15 years, he
has gathered extensive experience in setting up new businesses, for instance at
Kapp IT Ventures, Gilde IT Management, SAP, and Parametric Technology Corp.
(PTC). During the last three years, Alexander Lewald has played a key role in
realigning PTC to offer solutions for smart, connected products. In 2015, he
worked in a self-employed capacity on projects involving smart, connected
products.
Further inquiry note:
Press contact:
Ingrid Lawicka
Spokesperson
Kapsch AG
Am Europlatz 2, 1120 Vienna, Austria
Phone +43 50811 1705
E-mail ingrid.lawicka@kapsch.net
Investor contact:
Marcus Handl
Investor Relations Officer
Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Am Europlatz 2, 1120 Vienna, Austria
Phone +43 50811 1120
E-mail ir.kapschtraffic@kapsch.net
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issuer: Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Am Europlatz 2
A-1121 Wien
phone: +43 1 50811 1122
FAX: +43 1 50811 99 1122
mail: ir.kapschtraffic@kapsch.net
WWW: www.kapschtraffic.com
sector: Technology
ISIN: AT000KAPSCH9
indexes: Prime Market
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English