EANS-Adhoc: Österreichische Post AG / Supervisory Board of Austrian Post Appoints Georg Pölzl as CEO

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15.06.2009

In today's meeting, the Supervisory Board of Austrian Post named Georg Pölzl,
52, as the new Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Austrian Post, effective October 1, 2009. Rudolf Jettmar will continue to serve
as Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chairman of the Management Board. The
contract with Georg Pölzl expires on September 30, 2014.

"With the appointment of Georg Pölzl, we have succeeded in attracting an
outstanding internationally active manager with an impressive professional
career", says Peter Michaelis, President of the Supervisory Board of Austrian
Post. "On the one hand, Georg Pölzl has experience as a top-manager for one of
the largest publicly listed companies in Germany. On the other hand, he is a
convincing choice, due to his comprehensive knowledge of the Austrian business
environment. Now it is up to the entire Management Board of Austrian Post to
demonstrate their unequivocal commitment towards implementing the required
strategies under the leadership of Mr. Pölzl, and thus continuing the
successful growth path being pursued by Austrian Post", Peter Michaelis adds.

The current Chairman of the Management Board and CEO Rudolf Jettmar states:
"Georg Pölzl outstandingly complements the Management Board of Austrian Post,
due to his experience in the highly competitive and liberalised
telecommunications market. Together, we will succeed in overcoming the
challenges of a liberalised postal sector. The members of the Management Board
look forward to a good spirit of cooperation".

"I am really looking forward to the exciting tasks and responsibilities
awaiting me as the head of Austria's leading logistics and services group",
says the newly designated CEO Georg Pölzl: "Together with my colleagues on the
Management Board and the employees of Austrian Post, who have made enormous
achievements in past years, we will succeed in mastering the challenges ahead."

About Georg Pölzl
Since the beginning of 2009, Georg Pölzl has served as the Spokesman of the
Management Board of T-Mobile Germany. Previously, he worked as the special
deputy of the Management Board of Deutsche Telekom with responsibility for
implementing the successful restructuring programme at the company. Before
moving to Germany, Mr. Pölzl was the Managing Director of T-Mobile Austria in
Vienna. Georg Pölzl began his professional career as a corporate consultant for
McKinsey & Co. Subsequently, he was appointed CEO of the mechanical engineering
and plant building company Binder & Co AG. Pölzl studied at and graduated from
Montana University in Leoben, Austria.

Further inquiry note:
Austrian Post
Head of Investor Relations
DI Harald Hagenauer
Tel.: +43 57767-30400
[email protected]

Austrian Post
Head of Group Communications
Mag. Marc Zimmermann
Tel.: +43 577 67-22626
[email protected]

Österreichische Industrieholding AG
Anita Bauer
Tel. +43/1/711 14 - 240
[email protected]

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emitter:      Österreichische Post AG
              Postgasse 8
              A-1010 Wien
phone:        +43 (0)57767-0
WWW:          www.post.at
sector:       Transport
ISIN:         AT0000APOST4
indexes:      ATX Prime, ATX
stockmarkets: stock market: Wien 
language:     English

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