Profile of Anton Schrofner

Profile of Anton Schrofner

Personal information

Name:

​Anton Schrofner

Date and place of birth:

​August 23, 1963, in Salzburg, Austria

Marital status:

​Married, two children

Education

1978 – 1984

​Higher Technical Institute Salzburg, Machine/Industrial
Engineering
Degree in Engineering (Dipl. Ing. [HTL])

1997 – 2001

​Business studies part time at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (ÖCI) and the University of Innsbruck (MCI) – focus on:
International Management
Degree in Business (Dipl.-Betriebswirt)

Career

10/1984 – 08/1993

​Various positions in his parents’ company
Schrofner Fülltechnik GmbH, Salzburg, Austria
Head of Machining, Head of Production Planning, Head of Technology

08/1993 – 12/1994

​Tecan Group AG, Männedorf, Switzerland
Project Head R&D, Industrialization

12/1994 – 02/1996

​Tecan Group AG, Männedorf, Switzerland
Head of Logistics & Manufacturing

02/1996 – 01/2001

​Tecan Group AG, Männedorf, Switzerland
Head of the Detection Business Unit, Managing Director
Member of the Executive Committee

01/2001 – 11/2003

Tecan Group AG, Männedorf, Switzerland
Head of Tecan Instruments, Head of the Robotics & Liquid
Handling Business Unit, Managing Director
Member of the Executive Committee

11/2003 – 04/2007

​Phonak AG (now: Sonova Holding AG), Stäfa, Switzerland
Executive Vice President Operations & Supply Chain, COO

05/2007 – 04/2009

​Forteq Group AG, Nidau, Switzerland
COO, turnaround and restructuring mandate

05/2009 – 08/2010

​Panwerk GmbH, Grödig, Austria, Service provider for product innovations and shareholdings, Managing Partner

since 09/2010

​Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, Lübeck
Member of the Executive Board Production, Logistics and IT