Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 5, 2002

Eduard Zehetner – Rhi Ag (874182.f)

EDUARD ZEHETNER is Chief Financial Officer of RHI AG, Vienna Austria, the world market leader in refractories. In July 1978 he completed studies with honors and received a Doctor's degree in Social and Economic Sciences. Mr. Zehetner, joined Steyr-Daimler-Puch-AG, the leading vehicle manufacturer in Austria, as Controller for subsidiaries and affiliates. He was then head of the Central Business Administration department. He was a Managing Partner in SI'S Datenverarbeitung GesmbH in Vienna, a systems house for commercial and technical standard software. Mr. Zehetner was a Chief Executive Officer of DANA Trenindustrie GesmbH, the largest producer of wooden doors and frames in Austria. He was Chief Financial Officer of Connect Austria Gesellschaft fur Telekommunikation GmbH, the third mobile operator in Austria (GSM 1800), known as 'ONE.' Mr. Zehetner was Chief Executive Officer of Jet2Web Internet Services GmbH, the leading Internet service provider in Austria, a subsidiary of Telekom Austria AG. Profile
TWST: Could we start with an introduction to RHI?



Mr Zehetner: Actually the company has a history of over one hundred years in refractories business. Refractories business has a