CEO of the Year 
Large Companies: Austria – 2014
Published: June 23, 2014
Below are all the winners in the competition Large Companies, Austria, 2014. Publicly-listed companies are included in this competition when they meet this criterion:
Criteria to participate: The biggest 30 companies based on sales and employees
All Winners in the Market
The gold winners are the top three on the list. These CEOs receive an Obermatt gold pin – an 18-karat gold pin that is personally presented to the winners in recognition of their outstanding performance. The next best CEOs up to 10th place are the silver winners. The bronze winners are all those CEOs that outperformed the market with a ranking over 50.
Combined Performance 
These CEOs showed the best overall performance in growth, operating efficiency and investment performance.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Thomas Fahnemann (Semperit) | |
| Stefan Pierer (PIERER Mobility) | ||
| Herbert Ortner (Palfinger) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Johann Marihart (AGRANA) | |
| Attila Dogudan (DO & CO) | ||
| Karl-Heinz Strauss (Porr AG) | ||
| Heimo Scheuch (Wienerberger) | ||
| Dr. Julian Jäger (Flughafen Wien) | ||
| Dr. Wolfgang Eder (Voestalpine) | ||
| Dr. Dieter Siegel (Rosenbauer) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Andreas Gerstenmayer (AT&S) |
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
Growth Performance
These CEOs drove the highest growth among their peers.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Thomas Fahnemann (Semperit) | |
| Johann Marihart (AGRANA) | ||
| Dr. Dieter Siegel (Rosenbauer) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Attila Dogudan (DO & CO) | |
| Karl-Heinz Strauss (Porr AG) | ||
| Stefan Pierer (PIERER Mobility) | ||
| Wolfgang Leitner (Andritz) | ||
| Dr. Franz Gasselsberger (Oberbank) | ||
| Herbert Ortner (Palfinger) | ||
| Andreas Gerstenmayer (AT&S) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Karl Sevelda (Raiffeisen Bank International) | |
| Andreas Brandstetter (UNIQA) | ||
| Heimo Scheuch (Wienerberger) | ||
| Wilhelm Hörmanseder (Mayr-Melnhof Karton) | ||
| Andreas Treichl (Erste Group Bank) |
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
Operating Performance
These CEOs managed their companies most efficiently and delivered the strongest profit growth compared with their peers.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Thomas Fahnemann (Semperit) | |
| Stefan Pierer (PIERER Mobility) | ||
| Dr. Julian Jäger (Flughafen Wien) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Dr. Wolfgang Eder (Voestalpine) | |
| Karl-Heinz Strauss (Porr AG) | ||
| Andreas Gerstenmayer (AT&S) | ||
| Herbert Ortner (Palfinger) | ||
| Attila Dogudan (DO & CO) | ||
| Andreas Brandstetter (UNIQA) | ||
| Thomas Birtel (Strabag) |
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
Investment Performance
These CEOs pursued strategies and made investments which attracted investors the most. As such, they achieved the highest Total Shareholder Returns (TSR) amongst their peers.
| Pin | CEO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Podium |
Heimo Scheuch (Wienerberger) | |
| Dr. Gerhard Roiss (OMV) | ||
| Herbert Ortner (Palfinger) | ||
| Silver Top 10 |
Johann Marihart (AGRANA) | |
| Attila Dogudan (DO & CO) | ||
| Dr. Julian Jäger (Flughafen Wien) | ||
| Stefan Pierer (PIERER Mobility) | ||
| Dr. Wolfgang Eder (Voestalpine) | ||
| Wilhelm Hörmanseder (Mayr-Melnhof Karton) | ||
| Karl-Heinz Strauss (Porr AG) | ||
| Georg Pölzl (Österreichische Post) | ||
| Bronze Outperformer |
Dr. Dieter Siegel (Rosenbauer) |
In the Multi-year rankings, you can see cumulative performance for each CEO over the years.
Multi-Year Winners in Austria:
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