Novomatic has elected Birgit Wimmer to serve as the new chair of the company’s Supervisory Board, taking over from Dr. Bernd Oswald.
Wimmer is the first woman to head up the Supervisory Board and succeeds Oswald, who has been a member of the Supervisory Board for ten years and will now take up another position within the Novomatic group of companies.
Wimmer has been active for many years in central governance functions in top holding companies, including periods serving as a non-executive member of Swiss holding companies and as managing director of Spanish real estate and investment company NOVO Invest.
She has extensive investment and management experience combined with many years of activity in the banking industry, the company said.
“As Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board, I look forward to working together with my colleagues on both the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board as we help to successfully shape the group’s strategic and sustainable development,” said Wimmer.
She will be supported by Dr. Haig Asenbauer, an internationally experienced lawyer with particular expertise in cross-border M&A transactions, company reorganisation and complex investment structures, who has been elected deputy chairman.
Former deputy chairwoman Martina Flitsch retains her position as a member of the Supervisory Board, alongside Dr. Robert Hofians.
Novomatic’s Supervisory Board (pictured from right to left):
Birgit Wimmer – Chairwoman
Dr. Haig Asenbauer – Deputy Chairman
Martina Flitsch – Member
Dr. Robert Hofians – Member