Change in the Executive Board of CANCOM Austria AG

Vienna, April 3, 2024 (OTS) - At the end of June 2024, Dr. Franz Semmernegg will leave the Executive Board of CANCOM Austria AG at his own request. For more than 25 years, he has actively shaped and shared responsibility for the success and growth of the leading ICT solution and service provider in various board functions as co-owner and board member at Kapsch BusinessCom AG and most recently since June 2023 at CANCOM Austria AG.

On July 1, Bernd Eder, currently CEO of the Kontron Transportation Group, will join the Executive Board of CANCOM Austria and take over the agendas of Franz Semmernegg. The 45-year-old business administration graduate has international corporate experience and has worked for over 15 years in the project and system integration business in the railroad industry, most recently as CEO of the Kontron Transportation Group. He began his professional career at Kapsch BusinessCom AG, after which he was CFO of Kapsch CarrierCom AG for ten years.

Jochen Borenich, a long-standing member of the Executive Board of Kapsch BusinessCom AG, has been a member of the Executive Board of CANCOM SE as CSO since August 2023. In this role, he is responsible for sales as well as strategic portfolio and industry management across all regions. In order to maintain continuity on the market side and to anchor the CANCOM Group's solution portfolio as broadly as possible in the joint customer base, he will also become a member of the Executive Board of CANCOM Austria AG.

Dietmar Wiesinger, who joined the Executive Board of CANCOM Austria in October 2023, will remain responsible for Sales, Marketing, Strategy & Portfolio Management in Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Romania.

"We are very pleased that with Bernd Eder we have been able to win an experienced candidate who is well known in the company as a member of the Executive Board," says Dr. Kari Kapsch, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CANCOM Austria AG and member of the Supervisory Board of CANCOM SE in Germany. "Together with Dietmar Wiesinger and Jochen Borenich, we will ensure continuity and quality in the support of all customers and at the same time strengthen the position of the CANCOM Group as a leading ICT service provider with growth potential in the DACH region.

With Franz Semmernegg, we are leaving a long-time companion who, with his profound financial knowledge and keen sense for market developments, has shaped and molded our company and the Austrian IT and communications industry like no other over the past 25 years."

CANCOM Austria (formerly Kapsch BusinessCom) is Austria's leading ICT service provider and digitalization partner. As a hybrid IT service provider, the CANCOM Group accompanies companies into the digital future. CANCOM supports its customers in reducing the complexity of their IT and expanding their business success through the use of state-of-the-art technology. In order to meet the IT needs of companies, organizations and the public sector holistically, CANCOM offers tailor-made IT from A to Z from a single source.

The CANCOM Group's range of IT solutions includes consulting, implementation, services and the operation of IT systems. Customers benefit from the extensive expertise and a holistic and innovative portfolio that covers the IT requirements necessary for a successful digital transformation of companies. As a leading IT integrator and service provider, CANCOM offers a wide range of services and solutions, including business solutions and managed services for cloud transformation, AI and analytics, workplace, enterprise mobility and IT security. This also includes hosting and as-a-service models.

CANCOM Austria also develops its own software solutions and platforms for innovative business models. As digital makers, the employees of CANCOM Austria always think end-to-end. Thanks to its Kapsch roots, CANCOM Austria combines 130 years of innovative strength with many years of experience as a market leader for network, data center, security, collaboration and managed services. The CANCOM Cyber Defense Center guarantees 24/7 protection against cyber attacks.

In addition, CANCOM a+d IT Solutions, which has been active in Austria since 1994, offers smart workplace solutions with device lifecycle management to achieve sustainability goals and employee choice programs for end devices from a wide range of manufacturers.

CANCOM Austria AG FY 22/23: approx. 520 million euros, 1,622 employees
CANCOM Group FY 2023: 1.5 billion euros, 5,600 employees