Kitzbühel Lift co' gets new management structure

The Kitzbühel Mountain Railway Company is undergoing a generational change in management and, due to the upcoming retirement of the current CEO, Mag. Anton Bodner, in December 2026, is setting the course for future corporate development with a new management structure.

The new board of directors comes from OÖ Seilbahnholding GmbH.

Gabriel Sieghartsleitner, Engineer and Master of Science, brings management experience, expertise in the cable car industry, and a valuable external perspective to the role of authorized signatory and COO of OÖ Seilbahnholding GmbH. He will be responsible for finance, operations, HR, and strategy as the new spokesperson for the board.

• Born in 1991,

• studied law,

• project manager at Austrian Federal Forests AG (2012-2022),

• since 2022 authorized signatory and COO at OÖ Seilbahnholding GmbH, responsible for the overall operational, technical and legal management of the company with a clear economic focus.

As a member of the board, Christian Wörister will continue to head the areas of marketing, IT, sales, and internationalization, ensuring the company's usual high quality and continuity.

The technical department will continue to be managed by Florian Wörgetter, the long-standing technical director and authorized signatory.

The new management team will consist of two board members and one authorized signatory from December 2026.

Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mayor Dr. Klaus Winkler, is very optimistic about the future: “In my role as representative of the main shareholder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board, it was very important to me to ensure a timely and orderly management transition. With the support of Robert Pfoser, PFOSER EXECUTIVE SEARCH, the new board member, Gabriel Sieghartsleitner, was carefully selected from more than 40 international applicants, and the Supervisory Board passed the corresponding resolutions for his appointment. The new management team represents a good mix of external management experience, competitive marketing expertise, and many years of in-house experience. This sets the course for continuing the successful trajectory of the past into the future.”