Release of 18.10.2016
Talks between shareholder representatives and works council to be continued
The meeting regarding today´s Extraordinary Supervisory Board of Telekom Austria AG, requested by the works council, has just ended. All questions, posed by the works council, were comprehensively discussed and answered.
For many quarters, the company has been on a growth path and also the trust of the investors has increased. With the newly established Business Unit Digital, a modern leadership style and a new product focus in the area of Cloud and IoT, important basics for further growth were established. Now the task is to better leverage synergies and to form one powerful telecom group of an abundance of individual companies. The strategy of the management board to use Austria as a platform for further expansion in Europe will subsequently safe jobs in Austria.
An open dialogue and the integration of the employees´ representatives is of importance for the owner representatives.
"Today´s fruitful discussion on the future company´s strategic direction has shown that both shareholder and employees´ representatives cooperate in a constructive way", says Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board. "América Móvil puts much emphasis on the integration of all stakeholders in these discussions. We are open to continue a direct and constructive dialogue", Carlos Garcia Moreno, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board and CFO of América Móvil, adds.