Rosenbauer International AG: Robert Ottel appointed CEO of Rosenbauer International AG

Leonding (pta032/10.04.2025/19:45 UTC+2)

At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Rosenbauer International AG appointed Robert Ottel as the new Chairman of the Executive Board (CEO) of Rosenbauer International AG. In this role, he succeeds Sebastian Wolf, who is leaving the Group. Robert Ottel will take up his mandate as CEO from April 22, 2025. The appointment is for a period of three years.

Christian Reisinger, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rosenbauer International AG: "With Robert Ottel, we have gained an experienced top manager for Rosenbauer who has many years of industry expertise and management experience at a global player. Together with the new owners and a proven Management Board team, he will put Rosenbauer back on track for growth. We are very happy and proud that we were able to inspire Mr. Ottel for this task and would like to thank Mr. Wolf, who took over the company in a difficult phase and initiated a strong operational improvement, for his achievements."

Robert Ottel: "Rosenbauer is an outstanding industrial company with proven excellence and a global leadership position in the field of fire departments. I would like to thank the Supervisory Board for its trust. I am very much looking forward to my new role as CEO and to strategically developing the company together with the new and existing core shareholders and laying the foundation for further growth and future success for this global innovation and technology leader."

Robert Ottel began his career at voestalpine AG in 1997 as a participant in the Group's own global development program "High Mobility Pool". He held various management positions and in 2001 moved to the management of the former Automotive Division. As head of this division, Ottel also became a member of the Group Management Board of voestalpine AG in 2004; after two years as head of the division, he was appointed CFO of the entire Group in 2005. He stepped down from this role at his own request on 31 March 2024 after 19 years as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ottel studied mechanical engineering at the Vienna University of Technology and business administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and completed a General MBA program at LIMAK. He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Melecs Holding.

Sebastian Wolf had been working for Rosenbauer International AG since 2008 and had been a member of the Group Executive Board since 2017. He was initially responsible for the financial agendas in his role as CFO. Wolf had been CEO since 2022. During his term of office, the strategic realignment of the Rosenbauer Group from 2022 onwards and the operational and accounting restructuring of the Group took place. Sebastian Wolf is handing over the Rosenbauer Group with a record EBIT of around EUR 65 million and a very positive outlook for the coming years.

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Emitter:	Rosenbauer International AG Paschinger Straße 90 4060 Leonding Austria
Contact Person:	Mag. Tiemon Kiesenhofer
Phone:	+43 664 80 679 6538
E-Mail:	ir@rosenbauer.com
Website:	www.rosenbauer.com/
ISIN(s):	AT0000922554 (Share)
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