EQS-News: PALFINGER AG: Supervisory Board Appoints Maria Koller to the Executive Board as CHRO
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PALFINGER AG: Supervisory Board Appoints Maria Koller to the Executive
Board as CHRO
12.10.2023 / 11:16 CET/CEST
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Bergheim, Austria on October 12, 2023
PALFINGER AG: Supervisory Board Appoints Maria Koller to the Executive
Board as CHRO
The former Executive Vice President Global HR at Jenoptik will take over
HR and Legal Affairs on the PALFINGER AG Executive Board on January 8,
2024. As a result, Maria Koller will be largely responsible for the focus
and positioning of the company in an increasingly demanding job market.
“Following many years of experience, Maria Koller knows how important
well-trained employees are to a technology company. With her expertise, we
are strengthening PALFINGER’s position as an attractive and
future-oriented employer,” says Hubert Palfinger, Chairman of the
Supervisory Board at PALFINGER AG. In a job market that is becoming
increasingly demanding and competitive due to demographic change and
digitalization, it is important to address potential employees very
effectively while successfully retaining experts in the company. “Maria
Koller is the ideal candidate for this task, based on experience gained in
HR matters at Alcatel in Austria, Danaher in Great Britain and Germany, at
Magna Europe and since 2017 in a central position at the listed technology
group Jenoptik,” explains Palfinger. Among other things, Maria Koller will
focus on employee development, training and further education, as well as
change management. By joining PALFINGER’s executive board as CHRO (Chief
Human Resources Officer), Maria Koller, in close cooperation with CEO
Andreas Klauser, CFO Felix Strohbichler and COO Alexander Susanek, will
drive forward the company’s positioning as a future-oriented, attractive
employer and contribute significantly to the implementation of Strategy
2030.
Maria Koller (51) studied business psychology at the University of Vienna
and began her professional career as an HR expert at Alcatel in 1998.
Following jobs in Austria, Germany and France and at various companies in
the Danaher Group Europe, she worked from 2014 as Vice President HR Global
Interiors at automotive supplier Magna. From 2017, Maria Koller was
responsible for the entire HR department of the globally active high-tech
group Jenoptik.
“Our employees, their knowledge, skills and commitment are essential for
PALFINGER’s success. With Maria Koller, who takes over the HR and Legal
Affairs agendas on the executive board, we are underlining the central
importance of HR for the company,” emphasizes Hubert Palfinger. “Gaining
this expertise and experience for PALFINGER is a great advantage for the
supervisory board and the company. I am pleased to welcome her as the new
CHRO to the executive board of PALFINGER AG,” says Palfinger.
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ABOUT PALFINGER AG
PALFINGER is an international technology and mechanical engineering
company and the world’s leading producer and provider of innovative crane
and lifting solutions. With over 12,500 employees (without contingent
workers), 30 manufacturing sites and a worldwide sales and service network
of around 5,000 service points, PALFINGER creates added value from the
challenges of its customers. PALFINGER is consistently continuing on its
course as a provider of innovative, complete solutions that deliver
increased efficiency and better operability, while leveraging the
potential of digitalization along the entire production and value chain.
PALFINGER AG has been listed on the Vienna stock exchange since 1999, and
in 2022 achieved record revenue of EUR 2.23 billion.
For further information please contact:
Katja Pötsch | Head of Public Relations & Executive Communication |
PALFINGER AG
M +43 664 889 69 065 | [1]k.poetsch@palfinger.com
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of: [2] www.palfinger.ag and www.palfinger.com.
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Language: English
Company: Palfinger AG
Lamprechtshausener Bundesstraße 8
5020 Salzburg
Austria
Phone: +43 (0)662/2281-81101
Fax: +43 (0)662/2281-81070
E-mail: ir@palfinger.com
Internet: www.palfinger.ag
ISIN: AT0000758305
Listed: Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Market)
EQS News ID: 1747593
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