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Results of the AT&S Annual General Meeting: Andy Mattes appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board
July 4, 2025 | AT&SEstimated reading time: 2 minutes

Andy Mattes was newly elected to the Supervisory Board of AT&S Austria Technologie und Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft and is appointed until the 36th Annual General Meeting 2030. Georg Hansis was re-elected.
All other agenda items presented for resolution were also approved by the shareholders present at the Annual General Meeting. The detailed results are available at www.ats.net.
In the Supervisory Board meeting held directly after the General Meeting, Andy Mattes – newly elected to the Supervisory Board – was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Dr. Georg Riedl, who previously served as Chairman and will continue as Deputy Chairman, said: “We are delighted to welcome Andy Mattes, a recognized technology expert with decades of international leadership experience, as Chairman of the Supervisory Board.” Andy Mattes brings a wealth of experience from top-tier leadership roles in Silicon Valley and is considered among the most accomplished German-American business leaders of his generation.
“Great future potential”
“I am honored and would like to thank the Supervisory Board for the trust they place in me and look forward to supporting AT&S in its continued development,” said Andy Mattes. “Over the past decades, AT&S has become a global technology leader in interconnect technology and is a trusted partner to many of the world’s most renowned brands.” Looking ahead, Mattes emphasized the critical role of technology, digitalization, and microelectronics in shaping society: “These fields are not only key drivers of economic innovation, but also essential to solving challenges in healthcare, mobility, energy, and communication. AT&S is exceptionally well positioned to help shape this transformation. The company has great future potential, and I look forward to contributing my international experience to its continued development.”
Andreas Walter ‘Andy’ Mattes studied business management at the University of Munich before beginning his international career. After working for Siemens for two decades he held senior management positions at Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto. He then served as CEO of Diebold Inc., where he was responsible for the acquisition of Wincor Nixdorf AG and subsequently for the merger of the two companies to form Diebold Nixdorf Inc. Afterwards, Andy Mattes was Senior Advisor at McKinsey. From 2020 to 2022 he was President and CEO of Coherent, Inc., a global leader in laser technology and photonics solutions, and successfully managed the company’s sale to II-VI Incorporated. Andy Mattes has decades of experience serving on supervisory boards of listed companies on three continents. Among others, he serves as Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of amsOSRAM AG.