(Vienna) As of today, 18 May 2006, Mr. Rudolf Gruber, Supervisory Board President of EVN AG, is the new President of the Supervisory Board of Wiener Börse AG. Mr. Gruber succeeds Mr. Friedrich Kadrnoska who starting today assumes the office of Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wiener Börse AG. "The excellent development of the Austrian capital market, the strong presence in the Central and East European markets, and the shareholder structure of Wiener Börse are the best conditions for the further growth of the exchange," said Mr. Kadrnoska. "I am very happy to be able to be part of the team steering the successful course of Wiener Börse in the coming years," said Mr. Gruber.
Other changes to the Supervisory Board of Wiener Börse AG also take effect today: Jochen Bottermann, Chairman of the Management Board of BAWAG P.S.K. will join the Supervisory Board of Wiener Börse as a new member to replace Dr. Christian Büttner, former member of the Management Board of BAWAG PSK. Mr. Bottermann has been on the Management Board of P.S.K since December 2000 and a member of the Management Board of Bawag P.S.K. since October 2005. He is responsible for corporate customers and real estate as well as the treasury and retail customer back office operations.
There will also be changes to the Management Board of Wiener Börse AG very soon: As of 1 June 2006, Mr. Heinrich Schaller will become a member of the Management Board and thus succeed Mr. Stefan Zapotocky. Starting 1 June 2006, the operations of Wiener Börse AG will be managed jointly by Heinrich Schaller and Michael Buhl. "It was a great challenge to build up Wiener Börse in the past few years and turn it into an internationally attractive marketplace," said Mr. Stefan Zapotocky, who will resign as member of the Management Board of Wiener Börse as of the end of May 2006 to become an independent professional. "Stefan Zapotocky is leaving us with a successful and strong stock exchange," stressed Mr. Rudolf Gruber at the farewell ceremony held on the premises of Wiener Börse.