Wienerberger : Gerhard Hanke appointed new Chief Financial Officer of Wienerberger

• Gerhard Hanke takes over responsibility as CFO from March 1, 2021

Vienna - Wienerberger AG is pleased to announce that the Supervisory Board has appointed Gerhard Hanke as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as of March 1, 2021. He succeeds Carlo Crosetto who has requested the Supervisory Board to accept his resignation from the Managing Board of Wienerberger AG at his own request as of February 28, 2021.

Gerhard Hanke (50) has successfully held a variety of leadership positions - very often combining responsibilities in Finance and Operations - in the Wienerberger Group for more than 20 years, most recently as COO Region East/Central of the Business Unit Wienerberger Building Solutions. As an experienced manager with excellent industry and financial know-how, he successfully implemented strategic growth projects and managed M&A transactions. Among other things, he was responsible for the integration of Tondach Gleinstätten into the Wienerberger Group. In addition, he has an excellent track record in building highly-effective financial organizations. Before joining Wienerberger, the business economist worked for a leading international accounting firm.