Durst has found a replacement for former CEO Klaus Schneider, who died in an accident last Spring. Barbara Schulz took over the role on 7 January.
She moves from thermal process technology company Ipsen where she was CEO of its subsidiaries in South East Asia and India.
Schulz, 53, has held various management roles, including at ESK Ceramics, a manufacturer of high performance ceramics. As VP she was responsible, amongst other roles, for sales and marketing, as well as business development and product development.
Schulz said on her appointment: “The opportunity to lead one of the most innovative, global companies in Austria and to implement its strategy of continuous profitable growth is one which rarely comes along. Durst’s plans regarding its long term strategy are as exciting as they are challenging. At the same time, I am inspired by the great commitment which the company has to this region.”
“We are very much looking forward to working with Mrs Schulz. Her many years of experience in international management in all the markets which are important to the Durst Group, combined with the fact that East Tirol is her home region, mean that Barbara Schulz is an exceptionally good fit with us, internationally successful yet based on strong Tyrolean roots,” said chairman of the Administrative Board and founder of Durst Lienz, Dr. Richard Piock.