Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 7, 1998
MICHAEL GROELLER is the Chief Executive Officer of Mayr-Melnhof Karton
AG. In 1965, Michael Groeller graduated in world business economics from
the Business University of Vienna. He started his career with a one year
on-the-job training as Executive Trainee at J. L. Hudson in Detroit,
Michigan, United States. In 1966, Michael Groeller joined Mayr-Melnhof
where he spent his entire career progressing through all management
functions like sales department, mill manager and many others. In 1976,
he became Managing Director and in 1989, he was appointed to CEO of
Mayr-Melnhof Holding Co responsible for both divisions board production
and wastepaper. In 1994, the company Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG, where
Michael Groeller remained as CEO, was listed on the Vienna stock
exchange, the SEAQ in London as well as with an ADR program in the
United States. Michael Groeller is also a member of several supervisory
boards in Austria. Profile
on the company, and then bring us up to date. Over the next two to three
years, what are the opportunities and challenges
