30 Oct Interview with Marinó Örn Tryggvason, CEO of Kvika, Iceland
“Over the last six years, assets under management have more than quadrupled and Kvika is now the second largest asset manager in Iceland.”...
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27 Oct Interview with Benedikt Gíslason, CEO, Arion Bank, Iceland
“U.S. and other international investors choose Arion Bank as their partner when they operate or invest in Iceland.”...
21 Mar Interview with Henrietta Egerth and Klaus Pseiner, Managing Directors, FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency)
"We are a strong partner and will remain a strong partner to strengthening Austria as a place to be for research and innovation. We will do everything we can to increase the competitiveness of the Austrian R&D sector. This is the best selling point for...
21 Mar Interview with Mr. Axel Kühner, CEO, GREINER, Austria
"Greiner began initially as a cork producer in the 1860s and gradually evolved into a manufacturer of new materials. We started to develop plastic processing technologies in the 1960s and on this basis we moved in various directions and into industrial areas such as packaging,...
21 Mar Interview with Wolfgang Anzengruber, CEO, VERBUND
"Verbund is a state-owned company, owned 51% by the Republic of Austria, and employing roughly 2,800 people. We operate mostly is Austria, but also in Germany. Verbund is concentrated very strongly on hydro-generation: we are operating more than 100 hydropower plants in Austria, and roughly...
21 Mar Interview with Mr. Alfred Stern, CEO, Borealis, Austria
"Borealis is the second largest plastics industry player in Europe. We have European roots, but over the last 15-20 years, Borealis has experienced a last international growth across all geos....
21 Mar Interview with Mr. Michael Strebl, CEO, WIEN ENERGIE, Austria
"Wien Energie is one of the 50 largest companies in Austria by turnover, employing over 2,200 personnel. As largest regional provider we are responsible for supplying the greater Vienna metropolitan area with energy, the city itself as well as the outskirts....
21 Mar Interview with Mr. Michael Lagler, Managing Partner, Schönherr, Austria
"We are witnessing a real estate boom in Austria: we are talking about billions of investment. Schönherr had around 1.8 billion last year in real estate transaction volume, for the most part in the residential sector. There are not so many possibilities to invest in...
21 Mar Interview with Karl Ochsner , CEO & President, OCHSNER (HEAT PUMPS), Austria
"Ochsner is bringing on the table over 40 years of experience in heat pumps, and has a tremendous input when it comes to heat pumps with a high level of innovation. A lot of European research institutions contribute in this project, but we are one...
21 Mar Interview with Mr. Gerald Hofer, CEO, KNAPP AG, Austria
"KNAPP’s rapid growth is fueled by our customers’ increasing needs. This explains our great results. Yet much of our profits have been used to finance new infrastructure investment to serve our customers, so eventually we also had an investment-rich year where we invested more than...