Kapsch TrafficCom AG

Board/Management Information • Oct 28, 2015

EANS-Adhoc: Alexander Lewald named Chief Technology Officer of Kapsch TrafficCom AG

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Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes)

Vienna, October 28, 2015 - Kapsch TrafficCom AG (ISIN AT000KAPSCH9), listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange in the prime market segment, has announced that Alexander Lewald will be joining the Management Board of Kapsch TrafficCom AG as Chief Technology Officer effective November 1, 2015. This will increase the number of board members to three along with CEO Georg Kapsch and COO Andre Laux. Alexander Lewald's appointment as CTO will initially extend over four years.

After earning a degree in electrical engineering at the Technical University of Munich, Alexander Lewald spent three years at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR) working at the DLR Institute of Robotics and System Dynamics. In connection with his activities at DLR, he earned his doctoral degree in the field of system dynamics for multi-axle robots. Alexander Lewald had the opportunity to learn more about this topic at the Engineering School of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California (USA). He subsequently spent five years at McKinsey & Company. Over the past 15 years, he has gathered extensive experience in setting up new businesses, for instance at Kapp IT Ventures, Gilde IT Management, SAP, and Parametric Technology Corp. (PTC). During the last three years, Alexander Lewald has played a key role in realigning PTC to offer solutions for smart, connected products. In 2015, he worked in a self-employed capacity on projects involving smart, connected products.

Further inquiry note: Press contact:

Ingrid Lawicka

Spokesperson

Kapsch AG

Am Europlatz 2, 1120 Vienna, Austria

Phone +43 50811 1705

E-mail ingrid.lawicka@kapsch.net

Investor contact:

Marcus Handl

Investor Relations Officer

Kapsch TrafficCom AG

Am Europlatz 2, 1120 Vienna, Austria

Phone +43 50811 1120

	E-mail ir.kapschtraffic@kapsch.net
issuer:	Kapsch TrafficCom AG
	Am Europlatz 2
	A-1121 Wien
phone:	+43 1 50811 1122
FAX:	+43 1 50811 99 1122
mail:	ir.kapschtraffic@kapsch.net
WWW:	www.kapschtraffic.com
sector:	Technology
ISIN:	AT000KAPSCH9
indexes:	Prime Market
	stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language:	English