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Mourning at AT&S: Farewell to Hannes Androsch

Since 1994, the history of AT&S has been inextricably linked to Hannes Androsch. But Androsch was also a frequently heard voice on socio-political issues until the end.

Leoben, December 12, 2024 – Yesterday, December 11, Dr. Hannes Androsch died at the age of 86. AT&S loses its chairman of the Supervisory Board – and much more. When Dr. Hannes Androsch acquired AT&S, the Styrian printed circuit board company, from the Austrian Industry Holding AG (ÖIAG) in 1994 with Willibald Dörflinger and Helmut Zoidl, AT&S had 939 employees. Today, three decades later, 13,500 people work for AT&S worldwide.

They are now mourning the loss of their chairman of the Supervisory Board, who was active until recently. The Supervisory Board immediately responded to the news after it was announced: “The death of Dr. Hannes Androsch brings great hardship to the AT&S family, as he shaped the company with his visions and ideas during many decades as Chairman of the Supervisory Board. work is both a foundation and a guideline for the future, and the Supervisory Board would like to thank you for this. Our thoughts these hours and days are with those who lost Dr. Hannes Androsch leaves behind. We will always remember his legacy as an incentive to continue to lead AT&S with great responsibility in these difficult economic times.”

AT&S management expresses its respect and appreciation for Androsch’s work as follows: “AT&S’s rise 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 unthinkable without Hannes Androsch’s unwavering belief in the company and its employees. Androsch was known far beyond Austria and Europe, partly thanks to his willingness to take on social responsibility.

When the groundbreaking ceremony for the new microelectronics factory with adjacent research and development center in Leoben Hinterberg was held in March 2022 in the presence of high-ranking politicians, Chairman of the Supervisory Board 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 viewed setbacks as an incentive for reorientation, and success as motivation to become even better. He saw the challenging situation the company currently finds itself in as an opportunity.

For decades, Androsch found his greatest role in promoting education and research. The former politician tirelessly pushed for the digitalization and progress 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 continued efforts have been recognized in many ways: from 2003 to 2013 he was 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 technological development. He was an honorary senator of the Vienna University of Economics and Business, TU Wien and TU Graz and held an honorary doctorate from the University of Leoben, the University of Salzburg, the University of Law in Bratislava and the University of New Orleans in the United States. USA Hannes Androsch embodied the entrepreneurial spirit all his life. He will be remembered by AT&S.

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AT&S is a leading global manufacturer of high-quality IC substrates and printed circuit boards. AT&S industrializes leading technologies for its core businesses of Mobile Devices & Substrates, Automotive & Aerospace, Industrial & Medical, and High-Performance Computing for VR and AI applications. AT&S has a global presence with production locations in Austria (Leoben, Fehring) and factories in India (Nanjangud), China (Shanghai, Chongqing) and Korea (Ansan near Seoul). A new high-quality production site for IC substrates is currently being opened in Malaysia (Kulim). A European competence center is being built in Leoben, including series production for IC substrate technologies. Both sites will begin production in the 2024/25 financial year. The company currently employs 13,500 people. For more information, please visit www.ats.net