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Mourning at AT&S: Farewell to Hannes Androsch
12.12.2024 / 09:01 CET/CEST
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Mourning at AT&S: Farewell to Hannes Androsch
Since 1994 the history of AT&S has been inextricably linked with Hannes
Androsch. But Androsch was also a widely heard voice on socio-political
issues right up to the end.
Leoben, December 12, 2024 – Yesterday, on December 11, Dr. Hannes Androsch
passed away at the age of 86. AT&S is losing its Chairman of the
Supervisory Board – and so much more. When Dr. Hannes Androsch took over
AT&S, the Styrian printed circuit board company, from Austrian Industry
Holding AG (ÖIAG) with Willibald Dörflinger and Helmut Zoidl back in 1994,
AT&S had 939 employees. Today, three decades later, 13,500 people work for
AT&S around the world.
They are now mourning the loss of their Chairman of the Supervisory Board,
who was active until recently. The Supervisory Board reacted to the news
immediately after it was announced: "The death of Dr. Hannes Androsch hits
the AT&S family with great hardship, as he shaped the company with his
visions and ideas over many decades as Chairman of the Supervisory Board.
His work is both a foundation and a guide for the future, and the
Supervisory Board would like to say thank you for this. Our thoughts in
these hours and days are with those whom Dr. Hannes Androsch leaves
behind. We will always remember him, and his legacy is an incentive to
continue to lead AT&S with great responsibility in these difficult
economic times."
The AT&S Management Board expresses its respect and esteem for Androsch's
work as follows: "The rise of AT&S to become one of the world's leading
manufacturers of high-quality IC substrates and printed circuit boards
with production facilities in Austria, China, India, Korea and soon in
Malaysia would be inconceivable without Hannes Androsch’s unshakeable
belief in the company and its employees. Androsch was known far beyond
Austria and Europe, also thanks to his willingness to take on social
responsibility."
When the groundbreaking ceremony for the new microelectronics plant with
adjoining research and development center in Leoben Hinterberg was held in
the presence of high-ranking politicians in March 2022, Supervisory Board
Chairman Androsch said: “AT&S is deeply rooted in Leoben. This is where
the success story began, from a small company in Styria to a global
technology leader.” Androsch always took setbacks as an incentive for
reorientation, and success as motivation to get even better. Thus, he saw
the challenging situation in which the company currently finds itself as
an opportunity.
For decades, Androsch found his greatest task in promoting education and
research. The former politician tirelessly pushed for the digitalization
and advancement of Austria as a business location. He fought for research
funding and called for reforms in the education system, for example by
initiating the "Education Referendum" in 2011. His continuous endeavors
were recognized in many ways: from 2003 to 2013, he served as the Chairman
of the University Council of the University of Leoben. From 2005 to 2020
he was a member of the Senate of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, from
2007 to 2021 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Research Institute
AIT (Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH) and from 2010 to 2020 Chairman
of the Council for Research and Technology Development. He was an Honorary
Senator of the Vienna University of Economics and Business, of TU Wien and
TU Graz and held an honorary doctorate of the University of Leoben, the
University of Salzburg, the University of Law in Bratislava and the
University of New Orleans in the USA. Hannes Androsch embodied
entrepreneurial spirit throughout his life. He will be remembered by
AT&S.
AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft – Advanced
Technologies & Solutions
AT&S is a leading global manufacturer of high-end IC substrates and
printed circuit boards. AT&S industrializes leading-edge technologies for
its core business segments Mobile Devices & Substrates, Automotive &
Aerospace, Industrial and Medical and high-performance computing for VR
and AI applications. AT&S has a global presence with production sites in
Austria (Leoben, Fehring) and plants in India (Nanjangud), China
(Shanghai, Chongqing) and Korea (Ansan near Seoul). A new high-end
production site for IC substrates is currently being established in
Malaysia (Kulim). In Leoben, a European competence center including series
production for IC substrate technologies is being built. Both sites will
start production in the financial year 2024/25. The company currently
employs 13,500 people. For further information please visit (1)www.ats.net
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Language: English
Company: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG
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