The division of responsibilities among the members of Lenzing’s Managing Board during the 2021 financial year was as follows:
Managing Board
Thomas Cord Prinzhorn (born 1972)
Chairman of the Managing Board, Chief Executive Officer
First appointed: November 4, 2021
Current term of office ends: November 4, 2022
Responsibilities: Corporate Strategy, Corporate Human Resources, Corporate Communication, Corporate Legal Affairs, Investor Relations & Capital Markets, Digital Innovation, Corporate Office
Supervisory board functions at other companies: Polo Handels AG (until December 14, 2021)
Management and monitoring functions at major subsidiaries: none
Thomas Obendrauf (born 1970)
Member of the Managing Board, Chief Financial Officer
First appointed: March 1, 2016
Current term of office ends: June 30, 2022
Responsibilities: Finance Fibers, Finance Pulp, Corporate Controlling, Information Technology, Corporate Accounting, Shared Services, Business Processes, Treasury, Corporate Audit & Risk
Supervisory board functions at other companies: none
Management and monitoring functions at major subsidiaries: none
Robert van de Kerkhof (born 1964)
Member of the Managing Board, Fibers
First appointed: May 1, 2014
Current term of office ends: December 31, 2023
Responsibilities: Textiles BM, Nonwovens BM, BU Noble Fibers, Marketing & Branding, Sales Admin, Demand Planning, Product Stewardship, Technical Marketing & Distribution, Sustainability
Supervisory board functions at other companies: none
Management and monitoring functions at major subsidiaries: Lenzing Fibers Holding GmbH
Stephan Helmut Sielaff (born 1966)
Member of the Managing Board, Fibers
First appointed: March 1, 2020
Current term of office ends: February 28, 2023
Responsibilities: Operations Lyocell Standard, Operations Lyocell Specification, Operations Viscose/Modal, Global QESH, Global Engineering, Fiber Purchasing, Fiber Supply Planner, HB4P/Lean Six Sigma, Lenzing Technik, Research & Development, Hygiene Austria, Project T3
Supervisory board functions at other companies: none
Management and monitoring functions at major subsidiaries: Lenzing (Nanjing) Fibers Co., Ltd.
Christian Skilich (born 1968)
Member of the Managing Board, Pulp & Wood
First appointed: June 1, 2020
Current term of office ends: May 31, 2023
Responsibilities: Operations & Technology Pulp, Purchasing Wood, Commercial Affairs Pulp, Commercial Affairs Coproducts, Project Amadeus, Site LDC, Global Logistics, Site Lenzing
Supervisory board functions at other companies: Labewood s.r.o. (since January 1, 2021), Stölzle Oberglas GmbH (since November 18, 2021)
Management and monitoring functions at major subsidiaries: Biocel Paskov a.s.
Former Managing Board members
Stefan Doboczky (born 1967)
Chairman of the Managing Board, Chief Executive Officer
First appointed: June 1, 2015
Mr. Stefan Doboczky stepped down from the Managing Board with effect as of September 30, 2021. Supervisory board functions at other companies as of September 30, 2021: OMV
At the Supervisory Board meeting of Lenzing AG on September 7, 2021, Mr. Thomas Cord Prinzhorn was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) pursuant to Section 90 Para. 2 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG) as of November 4, 2021 until a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) assumes office, albeit for no longer than twelve months.
The Managing Board directs the business operations of Lenzing AG in accordance with the applicable legal regulations, the articles of association and the internal rules of procedure for the Managing Board. The distribution of responsibilities among the individual members of the Managing Board is based on the organizational plan specified in the internal rules of procedure, which also regulates cooperation between the Managing Board members. Furthermore, the Managing Board is required to comply in full with the rules of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance.