Top management change – previous Pöls head Kurt Maier to become new CEO

In its meeting on 18 December 2015, the Supervisory Board of the Heinzel Group appointed Kurt Maier as new Chief Executive Officer of Heinzel Holding GmbH. Kurt Maier, currently spokesman of the Management Board of the group company Zellstoff Pöls AG, will assume his new role with effect from the next general meeting on 31 March 2016.
 
On the same day, the current CEO Alfred Heinzel will withdraw from the operational business and join the Supervisory Board.
 
The Supervisory Board will decide on the successor of Kurt Maier at Zellstoff Pöls AG soon.

Heinzel Group

The Heinzel Group, which is united under the Heinzel Holding umbrella, ranks with its industrial locations Zellstoff Pöls AG, Laakirchen Papier AG (both Austria) and AS Estonian Cell (Estonia) among the largest producers of market pulp and magazine paper in Central and Eastern Europe. The group’s Trading Business Area includes Wilfried Heinzel AG, a globally active pulp, paper and board trading company, and Europapier International AG, the leading paper merchant in Central and Eastern Europe. In addition, Bunzl & Biach GmbH is the largest and most important waste paper company in Austria and the leading wholesaler in Central and Eastern Europe. The Heinzel Group’s successful growth is based on the fulfilment of the highest customer demands with regard to quality and efficiency.

For enquiries please contact:

Alfred Heinzel
Heinzel Holding GmbH
Wagramer Straße 28–30
1223 Vienna
Austria
Phone +43-1-260 11-401
Fax +43-1-260 11-402
office@heinzel.com
www.heinzel.com

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