- CEO
- Hannes Winkler
- Full Time Employees
- 2,697
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Wholesale distributors
- Address
- Rooseveltplatz 10 Vienna WI Austria 1090
- IPO Date
- Jan 1, 1996
- Business
- Frauenthal Holding AG Frauenthal Holding AG is an Austria-based diversified industrial holding company headquartered in Vienna and founded in 1921 that manages strategic development, financing, and investor relations for its operating divisions while pursuing a long-term buy-and-build strategy through acquisitions and disposals. The group operates primarily through two main segments: Frauenthal Automotive, which manufactures and supplies components for commercial vehicles and trailers including pressed and welded sheet metal parts, leaf springs, links, stabilizers, and steel air tanks for braking systems via business units Frauenthal Gnotec in Sweden, Slovakia, China, and the USA and Frauenthal Airtank in Germany, the Czech Republic, and the USA; and Frauenthal Trade (Frauenthal Handel Gruppe AG), which wholesales plumbing, heating, electrical, and installation supplies through showrooms, cash-and-carry stores, and online platforms including pipeline and valve systems for civil engineering and industry, bathroom solutions such as ceramics, taps, mirrors, and furniture, and brands distributed via subsidiaries like SHT, ÖAG, Kontinentale, and ELEKTROMATERIAL.AT, primarily in Austria, neighboring countries, and select international markets. Geographically, the company focuses on Europe (DACH region, CEE), China, and the USA, targeting commercial vehicle manufacturers, wholesalers, installers, and industrial customers with an emphasis on market-leading positions and superior product quality. Recent developments include the acquisition of ÖAG AG, Austria's largest wholesaler in plumbing, heating, and basic installation, in May 2024 to expand Frauenthal Trade's portfolio and customer base; the appointment of Yanik Cantieni as CEO of Frauenthal Automotive Group effective May 5, 2025; the addition of Thomas Stadlhofer to the Executive Board effective January 1, 2023; and the divestment of Frauenthal Powertrain via management buy-out in 2022, alongside ongoing multi-year agreements for new automotive parts production ramping up in 2024/2025 and a successful partial share offer for up to 10% of its capital in Q2 2025.