The supervisory board of Mayr-Melnhof Karton Aktiengesellschaft has MMag. Peter Oswald appointed the company's new CEO and CEO for a five-year term. Peter Oswald will become a member of the Executive Board beginning April 1, 2020.
Dr. Wilhelm Hörmanseder, CEO of Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG for 18 years, will be handed over to Peter Oswald on May 1, 2020 after 30 years in the MM Group, 25 of them on the Management Board.
Under the leadership of Wilhelm Hörmanseder, the MM Group recorded sustainable earnings growth and a solid expansion course in Europe and globally and is now very well positioned in many attractive markets as the market leader for carton packaging with high competitive strength.
Born in Upper Austria, Peter Oswald brings 28 years of industry experience to the Management Board of MM. He has been CEO of the listed packaging and paper company Mondi Group since 2017, with which he has worked since 1992 and made a significant contribution to its development; from 2002 as CEO Mondi Packaging and from 2008 as CEO Mondi Europe & International. Peter Oswald completed law and business studies.
DI Rainer Zellner, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, on the appointment of the new CEO: "With his international industry expertise and many years of management experience, Peter Oswald is the ideal person for us as the future CEO of Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG."
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