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New CFO for Austrian Post

The Supervisory Board of AustriaPost has appointed Barbara Potisk-Eibensteiner as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of AustriaPost as of 1 January 2025. She succeeds Walter Oblin, who will become Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of the company on 1 October 2024.

Walter Oblin will continue his current responsibilities until she takes over. In addition, Peter Umundum, Chief Parcel & Logistics Officer, has been appointed as Deputy CEO.

“Following an international tender, the appointment of Barbara Potisk-Eibensteiner as Chief Financial Officer of AustriaPost sends a strong signal for the future-oriented positioning of the company. As a long-standing member of the Management Board of various companies, she has extensive financial and management experience, enabling her to work together with the Management Board team of AustriaPost to ensure stability and promote further development and growth”, says Elisabeth Stadler, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of AustriaPost.

“I am looking forward to my new role at AustriaPost as one of the most traditional and at the same time most innovative ATX companies. Together with Walter Oblin and Peter Umundum, I will make my contribution to continuing this success story”, says Barbara Potisk-Eibensteiner, who was born in Styria.

She will be responsible for all financial functions as well as Group Real Estate, Group IT & Purchasing and Group Legal, and thus for key management and service functions. At bank99, she will take on an active Supervisory Board role with a focus on the finance and IT agendas.

“This decision has set the course for the future success of AustriaPost.  With Barbara Potisk-Eibensteiner, we will have a competent team player with many years of experience on board”, says Georg Pölzl, CEO of AustriaPost

“Barbara Potisk-Eibensteiner is one of the most experienced CFO in Austria. With her banking and industry expertise, she will ideally complement the Management Board team at AustriaPost. I am particularly pleased that with her we will have a woman on the Management Board of AustriaPost for the first time in the company’s history”, explains designated CEO Walter Oblin.


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