Helmut Gruber (47), from Upper Austria, began his career with an apprenticeship as an industrial electrician. At the same time he completed part-time studies in electrical engineering at a polytechnic before joining voestalpine Stahl GmbH in Linz as an industrial engineer in 1997. Gruber gained valuable project and management experience in the division as the project leader for the large-scale Hot Dip Galvanizing Plant 4 investment, and subsequently as the operational manager for the electrotechnical center for the entire Linz site. Helmut Gruber was subsequently the Managing Director of Voestalpine Standortservice GmbH, before taking over the technical management of the strip business unit which comprises the entire value chain for the rolling and refining of premium steel strip at the start of 2019. Over the past years he has also completed a part-time degree in mechatronics and business at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria in Wels, as well as a Global Executive MBA.
“Offering its broad portfolio of products for everything from the automotive industry and mechanical engineering to the energy sector, the Steel Division always demands the most advanced production processes, the most intelligent procedures, and the most effective logistics solutions. With his extensive professional expertise and comprehensive management experience in these areas, Helmut Gruber will be the ideal addition to the Management Board team, helping to further enhance the division’s leadership position,” says Herbert Eibensteiner, Member of the Management Board of Voestalpine AG and Head of the Group’s Steel Division.
From 3 July 2019, Helmut Gruber will join colleagues Finance Director Pauline Seidermann, Sales Director Wolfgang Mitterdorfer, and the Head of the Division, Hubert Zajicek, to complete the Management Board team as its Technical Director.
_{(Source: voestalpine AG)}