The division of responsibilities among the members of Lenzing’s Managing Board during the 2022 financial year was as follows:
Managing Board
Stephan Helmut Sielaff (born 1966)
- Chairman of the Managing Board, Chief Executive Officer (since April 1, 2022)
- Chief Financial Officer a. i. (since June 1, 2022)
- First appointed: March 1, 2020
- Current term of office ends: March 31, 2025
Responsibilities: Corporate Strategy and M&A, Corporate Human Resources, Corporate Communication, Investor Relations, Global Legal, IP & Compliance, Corporate Office, Digital Innovation, Research & Development, Operations Lyocell Standard, Operations Lyocell Specialities, Operations Viscose/Modal, Global QESH, Performance Improvement & Technology
CFO responsibilities a. i.: Finance Fibers, Finance Pulp, Corporate Controlling, Global Information Technology, Corporate Accounting & Tax, Lenzing Business Service, Business Process Management, Corporate 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: Global Textiles Business, Global Nonwovens Business, Global BU Noble Fibers, Fiber Marketing & Branding, Fiber Commercial Operations, Fiber Technical Marketing & Development, Corporate Sustainability, Global Supply Chain (Global Supply Planning Fiber, Fiber Sales, Inventory & Operational Planning, Global Logistics)
Supervisory board functions at other companies: none
Management and monitoring functions at major subsidiaries: Lenzing Fibers Holding GmbH, Lenzing Holding GmbH
Christian Skilich (born 1968)
- Member of the Managing Board, Pulp & Wood
- First appointed: June 1, 2020
- Current term of office ends: May 31, 2026
Responsibilities: Operations & Technology Pulp, Purchasing Wood, Commercial Affairs Pulp, Commercial Affairs Biorefinery- & Co-Products, Pulp Expansion, Site LDC, Site Lenzing, Global Engineering, Global Purchasing, Global Energy Strategy & Supply
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: Lenzing Biocel Paskov a.s., LD Celulose S.A., Pulp Trading GmbH
Upon Thomas Obendrauf’s resignation as Chief Financial Officer, his duties were assumed on an interim basis by Stephan Helmut Sielaff until January 1, 2023. At the Supervisory Board meeting of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft on September 21, 2022, Dr. Nico Reiner was appointed as a new member of the Managing Board (Chief Financial Officer) for a period of three years as of January 1, 2023.
Former Managing Board members
Thomas Cord Prinzhorn (born 1972)
- Chairman of the Managing Board, Chief Executive Officer
- First appointed: November 4, 2021
Mr. Thomas Cord Prinzhorn resigned from the Managing Board with effect from April 1, 2022, and has moved to the Supervisory Board of Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.
Supervisory board functions at other companies (as of April 1, 2022): none
Thomas Obendrauf (born 1970)
- Member of the Managing Board, Chief Financial Officer
- First appointed: March 1, 2016
Mr. Thomas Obendrauf stepped down from the Managing Board with effect as of May 31, 2022.
Supervisory board functions at other companies (as of May 31, 2022): none
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. Business is allocated among the individual members of the Managing Board in accordance with a business distribution plan that is appended to the rules of procedure. The rules of procedure also regulate collaboration within the Managing Board. Furthermore, the Managing Board is required to comply in full with the rules of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance.