VA Intertrading: Christian Jörg becomes CEO
Linz, 7 October 2024: VA Intertrading Aktiengesellschaft (VAIT), Austria's leading trading company based in Linz, is bringing Swiss national Christian Jörg (58) on board as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as of 1 January 2025. Jörg specializes in the production, financing and trading of agricultural commodities. With his extensive experience along the international value chain, he is recognized as one of the world's leading experts in international agricultural trade.
After holding numerous positions in Europe, America, Asia and Australia (including SGS, UBS, Viterra), Christian Jörg was most recently responsible for trading, supply chain and infrastructure investments in a senior position at the Saudi Arabian group SALIC.
‘I am very much looking forward to further developing Austria's largest trading company in my new role. In a time of economic upheaval and change, we have to prove ourselves in international marketplaces worldwide. Mastering this task with a motivated workforce is a major challenge. I would like to thank the Supervisory Board and the shareholders for their trust,’ says Christian Jörg.
Jörg is married and has three grown-up children. In his free time, the manager relaxes by mountain climbing, ski touring or hunting in the high mountains. Jörg speaks four languages, grew up in Holland and later in Switzerland and has roots in Carinthia on his mother's side. As CEO, he will manage VAIT from the headquarters in Linz.
Florian Hagenauer, MBA, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of VAIT, on the new appointment of Christian Jörg: ‘We would like to thank Peter Hennebichler for his commitment as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) over the past three years. He is leaving the company at his own request. He was instrumental in the formation of strategic partnerships. We are proud that in Christian Jörg we have been able to gain an experienced, convincing and globally networked entrepreneurial personality, who was unanimously appointed CEO by the Supervisory Board. We are convinced that with him and Peter Köck as CFO, we will be able to set the course for the long-term successful positioning of VAIT and wish him every success in his new role’.
About VA Intertrading Aktiengesellschaft
VAIT was founded in 1978 under the name Voest-Alpine Intertrading GmbH and has grown to become Austria's leading trading company. In 2023, annual sales totalled around 530 million euros. Around 70 of the total 730 employees (in twelve countries) work at the Linz site. Trading in agricultural commodities, steel and pharmaceuticals accounts for around 90% of Intertrading's turnover. In addition to its trading activities, VA Intertrading AG also offers logistics services.
Shareholders:
Tello Holding AG 57,3413%
VAIT Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH 17,6587 %
MBG Management Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH 12,5000%
IBG Intertrading Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH 12,5000%
