Board of Directors

Born in 1968

After graduating from Mödling secondary technical school (mechanical engineering), Klaus Schierhackl studied business management at the Vienna University of Economics and Business from 1987 to 1992. From 1991 to 1995, he was an assistant at the Institute for Transport, during which time he also completed his doctorate. From 1995 to 1997, Schierhackl worked in the organisation development department at MAN in Munich, after which he joined a consulting company specialising in logistics, and in 1997 he was appointed head of the toll department at ASFINAG. As part of his work abroad, Klaus Schierhackl maintained close contacts with ASECAP (Europäische Vereinigung mautfinanzierter Autobahnen, Brücken und Tunnels (European Association of Operators of Toll Road Infrastructures)) and with the specialist departments of the European Commission. From 2005 to 2007, Schierhackl was the managing director of ASFINAG Maut Service GmbH.
On 25 October 2007, Klaus Schierhackl was appointed CEO of ASFINAG. He is primarily responsible for finances, accounting and controlling, toll and international business.
From 2011 to 2013 Klaus Schierhackl was the president of ASECAP. Since 2011, he has been on the board of directors of the globally active IBTTA (International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association), where Schierhackl has held the position of International Vice President since 2017. Since the summer of 2015, Schierhackl has also been a member of the ERTICO (European Road Transport Telematics Implementation Coordination Organisation) supervisory board.

born in 1969

Karin Zipperer studied law at the University of Vienna. In 2004, she graduated in Business Administration (Master), specialising in aeronautics. In 2013 she completed a course of studies in procurement and logistics. Karin Zipperer started her professional career in 1994 at Austrian Energy & Environment SGP / Waagner-Bio GmbH, followed by Flughafen Wien AG in 2000. From 2006 until end of 2010, she was leading VIE International Entwicklungs- und BeteiligungsgesmbH as Managing Director. followed by another assignment as Managing Director at WienCont ContainerterminalgesmbH from 2011 until mid-2013. From June 2013 until end of 2015, Karin Zipperer was Managing Director of the Port of Vienna, and since January 2016 she has been Managing Director of Wiener Netze GmbH.
On September 15th 2017, Karin Zipperer was appointed ASFINAG CEO, being particularly responsible for planning, construction, operation and communication sectors.
Karin Zipperer is also Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Austro Control and ARWAG Holding Aktiengesellschaft as well as member of the Supervisory Board of Kärntner Flughafen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH.