Elisabeth Falkner new Head of Investor Relations at Wienerberger

Vienna (A) Elisabeth Falkner (32) will take over the management of the Wienerberger Group’s IR department as Head of Investor Relations from March 1, 2021. She succeeds Anna Grausgruber, who is starting a new phase of life and is going on maternity leave. In her new role as Head of Investor Relations, Elisabeth Falkner is responsible for financial market communications for the leading provider of intelligent building and infrastructure solutions and in her new role reports directly to Heimo Scheuch, CEO of Wienerberger AG.

CEO Heimo Scheuch: “Wienerberger attaches great importance to an active dialogue. Anna Grausgruber has continuously expanded communication with the financial market. I would like to thank her very much for her excellent work and her commitment in a challenging environment. I wish her all the best for hers With Elisabeth Falkner we have found an ideal successor. I am delighted that she is joining the Investor Relations team as an M&A expert and with her in-depth understanding of Wienerberger business processes. In her new role, she is responsible for all activities in order to further strengthen Wienerberger’s position on the capital market and thus create sustainable added value for all our shareholders. ”

Elisabeth Falkner has been working as a project manager in Corporate Development at the Wienerberger Group since the beginning of 2019. During this time, she actively helped shape the successful implementation of Wienerberger’s growth strategy through M&A transactions. Before joining Wienerberger, she worked for a leading international management consultant in both Great Britain and Austria. She holds a Masters in Finance & Accounting from the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Wienerberger Group
 The  Wienerberger Group is a leading international provider of smart solutions for the entire building envelope and infrastructure. Wienerberger is the largest brick producer (Porotherm, Terca) worldwide and the market leader for clay roof tiles (Koramic, Tondach) in Europe as well as for concrete pavements
(Semmelrock) in Eastern Europe.

 The  company is one of the leading suppliers in Europe for pipe systems (Steinzeug-Keramo vitrified clay pipes and Pipelife plastic pipes). With 201 production sites across the group, Wienerberger generated sales of EUR 3.5 billion and an adjusted EBITDA of EUR 587 million in 2019.