After graduating from the Montan-University in Leoben, Austria (Business and Energy Management), Stefan Pierer began his career as sales assistant at HOVAL GmbH in Marchtrenk in 1982 and then later on as sales manager for upper Austria and authorized signatory.

In 1987 he founded the present KTM Industries Group in which he acts as majority shareholder and member of the Executive Board. He has been shareholder and member of the Executive Board of the KTM group since 1992. 

Major Supervisory Board seats at listed and other companies:

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pankl SHW Industries AG
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pankl Racing Systems AG
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Westpark Wels AG
• Member of the Supervisory Board of SHW AG

After graduating from the University Johannes Kepler University of Linz (Business Administration), Friedrich Roithner started his career as an auditing assistant at one of the big four leading tax consultancy and auditing companies in Austria (focusing on tax consultancy and auditing). In 1992 he switched to Austria Metall AG and was a member of the Management Board from 2002 until 2006.

Since end of 2007 Friedrich Roithner is part of the management team at the KTM Industries group. In 2010 Friedrich Roithner became CFO of KTM Industries AG.

Major Supervisory Board seats at listed and other companies:

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of KTM AG
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of abatec group AG
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of KTM Components GmbH
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Pankl SHW Industries AG
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Pankl Racing Systems AG
• Member of the Supervisory Board of SHW AG
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Westpark Wels AG

After her studies in business administration Michaela Friepeß started her professional career as financial analyst and in the department of business development at GE Capital Bank in Vienna and Paris. She held this position from 1998 until 2003. In September 2003 she started her occupation at the KTM Industries Group, where she still works in the management of shareholdings and as a compliance officer. Michaela Friepess is a member of the supervisory board of Wirtschaftspark Wels AG. Furthermore she is also an authorized representative of the Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH and KTM Industries AG.

Major Supervisory Board seats at listed and other companies:

• Member of the Supervisory Board of Wirtschaftspark Wels AG

After studying commercial science at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Hannes Haunschmid began his professional career at management consultancies in Munich and Vienna. In 2007 he moved the KTM Industries Group, where he has held various management functions since then. From December 2007 to July 2016, Mr. Haunschmid was a member of the Management Board and CEO of the WP Performance Systems Group. He has been a member of the Management Board of Pierer Industrie AG since August 2016.

After studying mechanical engineering at Leibnitz University in Hannover, Thorsten Hartmann earned his doctorate in logistics and production at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg. He began his professional career in industry at Festo AG in the region of Stuttgart in the Power tools/Festool business unit. As COO at Tooltechnic Systems AG, Thorsten Hartmann was responsible for development, quality, supply chain and production. After a phase as a self-employment in consulting and training, he joined Pierer Industrie AG as COO on March 1, 2019.

After graduating from the Johannes Kepler University in Linz (business sciences) Alex Pierer began his career as Managing Director of Pierer Konzerngesellschaft mbH in Wels. Since 2018 he is also Managing Director of KTM Innovation GmbH. From May 2015 until April 2018 Alex Pierer was already member of the supervisory board of Pierer Industrie AG, before he was voted into the managing board.

Wolfgang Plasser is born in Upper Austria, 1962 and has studied commercial sciences at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Important positions in his professional career are his functions at KPMG, at the Investment Bank Austria, as CFO at Vossen AG and finally at the Ocean Consulting GmbH. Wolfgang Plasser has joined the Management Board of Pankl Racing Systems AG in 2004 and has become CEO in 2006.

Major Supervisory Board seats at listed and other companies:

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pankl Systems Austria GmbH

After completing his studies in law in Vienna, Klaus Rinnerberger began his professional career as auditor and consultant at Arthur Andersen & Co in 1987. Thereafter he had various management positions in the automotive industry, e.g. as member of the management board of Magna Automobiltechnik AG as well as Magna Steyr AG. In 2009 he joined the management board of Polytec Holding AG and after the detachment of Peguform from Polytec he held the position as CEO of the Peguform Group until the disposal.

Major Supervisory Board seats at listed and other companies:

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SHW Industries AG
• Member of the Supervisory Board of KTM Industries AG
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Pankl Racing Systems AG