New managing director of Energie Graz: Josef Landschützer takes over!

New managing director of Energie Graz: Josef Landschützer takes over!

Graz, Österreich - The Energie Graz is faced with an important change at the top: Josef Landschützer was unanimously recommended by the supervisory board as the new managing director and competes on April 1, 2025, as orf.at reported. He replaces Werner Ressi, who changes to the board of Energie Styria. Land protector, 44 years old and a native of Obersteir from Admont, has extensive experience in the energy industry. He has currently been the sales manager of Energie Styria since 2017 and had previously held a management position in Slovakia between 2013 and 2017.

background and challenges

The Energie Graz is in a dynamic environment, and Joseph Landschützer sees the transformation of the energy industry as one of its main tasks. In an official sending, he expressed that the ecologization of district heating and its affordability are crucial for future development. In the future, he will lead the company together with Boris Papousek, who will become his co-managing director. According to krone.at , Landschützer also brings valuable knowledge from his previous work as a controller in the Energie Graz from 2006 to 2011.