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263 - How a CEO Builds Trust in a Family Business | Karlheinz Wex
He joined Plansee in 1991 and his first task was a consolidation project that had already failed twice. He finished it. 35 years later he leads the whole group as Chairman of the Executive Board, a role he has held since July 2023. He is not part of the owner family.
He studied business administration and technical physics, worked his way from group consolidation through finance and accounting, and into the executive board. Today he leads a global company with 11,000 people, about €2.3 billion in annual revenue, and a leading market position in around 80% of its business, built on just two…
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