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Vienna - 25 November 2020 
 
 
* Peter Steiner takes over the Chair from Peter Johnson 
* Further step in the repositioning of Wienerberger on its long-term growth 
  track 
 
 
The Supervisory and Management Board of Wienerberger AG are pleased to announce 
that, following a thorough evaluation of internal and external candidates, it 
has appointed Peter Steiner as Chair of the Supervisory Board to succeed Peter 
Johnson. Peter Steiner will take up his new position on January 1, 2021. Peter 
Johnson will remain a member of the Supervisory Board. 
 
Heimo Scheuch, CEO of Wienerberger AG, commented: "I am excited that with Peter 
we have an outstanding new chair from our existing Supvervisory Board. He has 
not only extensive experience in our industry at the highest international 
levels but also knows Wienerberger and its end-markets extremely well. This is 
obviously of enormous value in this very particular times and will ensure that 
Wienerberger continous its growth path. My team and I are really looking forward 
to working with Peter. I also want to thank Peter Johnson for his tremendous 
effort in steering the Supervisory Board in these uncertain times and 
successfully helping us to reposition Wienerberger." 
 
This new orientation in the Supervisory Board marks a further step in the 
repositioning and implementation of Wienerberger's growth strategy. The current 
situation around COVID-19 as well as the prevailing travel restrictions have led 
to an earlier than planned conclusion of the succession process in the 
chairmanship of the Supervisory Board. 
 
Peter Johnson said: "I have very much enjoyed working closely with Heimo and my 
colleagues of the Supervisory Board over the last year since taking on the 
transitional role as Chair. In my role I have got to know Peter Steiner very 
well and have been impressed by his knowledge, experience and his strong 
commitment to Wienerberger. It has been a great privilege to chair the 
Supervisory Board of Wienerberger and I am sure that Peter and Heimo will lead 
Wienerberger successfully into the future." 
 
Peter Steiner stated: "I am very honoured to be appointed as Chair of such a 
sound and longstanding company as Wienerberger. I have been pleased to see the 
outstanding performance of the company in recent years and especially since the 
outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, I am looking forward to chair the 
Supervisory Board in the next period of growth and work closely with Heimo and 
his Mangagement Team." 
 
Peter Steiner was first appointed to the Supervisory Board at the AGM in June 
2018. He is currently a non-executive director of Clariant AG and Chairman of 
the Supervisory Board of Zeal Network SE. He was formerly CFO, COO and the CEO 
of Dyckerhoff AG and Chairman of the Board of Xella International S.A. He is a 
Certified Public Accountant who worked for several years at Arthur Andersen LLP. 
 
Peter Johnson was appointed as the Chair of the Supervisory Board of 
Wienerberger AG in October 2019 for a limited period to bring the Board's 
practices in line with international as well as Austrian practices and to ensure 
a long-term successor is in place before the AGM in May 2021. He is (until 
January 31, 2021) Chair of Electrocomponents plc and was previously Chair of DS 
Smith plc, a non-executive director of SSL-International PLC and CEO of George 
Wimpey plc and The Rugby Group Plc. 
 
 
 
 
Further inquiry note: 
Claudia Hajdinyak, Head of Corporate Communications Wienerberger AG 
t +43 664 828 31 83| claudia.hajdinyak@wienerberger.com 
 
Anna Maria Grausgruber, Head of Investor Relations Wienerberger AG 
t +43 1 601 92 - 10221 | investor@wienerberger.com 
 
 
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