Michael Strugl

Dr. Michael STRUGL MBA has been Chairman of the Executive Board of VERBUND AG, Austria's leading electricity company and one of the largest hydropower producers in Europe, since January 2021. Prior to his appointment as Chairman, he was Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of VERBUND AG from January 2019 to December 2020. His responsibilities include Corporate Development, Corporate Office, Energy Management and Business Management, Strategic Human Resources Management, Corporate Innovation and New Business, Marketing and Communications, as well as the operational business area Downstream (Business, Customers) - until 01/24 also responsible for Hydrogen. In addition, Dr. Strugl has held the position of President of the Austrian Energy Industry Interest Group (Oesterreichs Energie) since June 2020, the position of President of the World Energy Council Austria since October 2020 and the position of President of the JKU (Johannes Kepler University) Alumni Club since January 2022. In March 2023, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the JKU University Council.
Dr. Strugl studied law, social sciences and economics at Johannes Kepler University. He holds an MBA in International Finance from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.