Dr. Christian Preslmayr

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, HTBLuVA Wiener Neustadt (1991–1995)
Degree in Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt (1998–2002)
PhH in Economics and International Management, Pan-European University Bratislava/Vienna (2007–2009)

Christian Preslmayr has been Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Montana Aerospace AG since September 1, 2026. In this role, he is responsible for the operational scaling, digitalization and automation of the Group as well as operational excellence across its manufacturing sites. He reports directly to the Board of Directors.

Prior to joining Montana Aerospace, Preslmayr served as Chief Executive Officer of Alpine Metal Tech Group from 2015, a manufacturer of machinery and special-purpose equipment for the steel, automotive and aerospace industries with around 550 employees and revenues of approximately EUR 120 million. As CEO, he held overall P&L responsibility for the Group and its eleven locations. He also served as Managing Director of AMT Holding Austria, IH TECH Austria and AMT Taicang in China, as well as President of IMT Intermato in Italy. During his tenure, Preslmayr led several restructuring initiatives and M&A integrations and established a new site in India.

Preslmayr began his professional career in 1977 as a textile mechanic at Fez GmbH in Gloggnitz. Following various management positions at Huyck Austria and Xerium, he joined the Voith Group in 2005, initially serving as Managing Director of its Frankenmarkt site. In 2008, he became Vice President Operations and a member of the management team of Voith Paper Rolls Division Europe. Following the merger of Voith Paper’s Fabrics and Rolls divisions in 2009, he assumed overall operational responsibility for 20 sites across Europe as Vice President Operations/Purchasing Europe and a member of the management team. In 2011, he was appointed Senior Vice President Global Operations (COO) and a member of the management team of Voith Paper Fabric & Roll Systems, with global responsibility for operations and operational excellence across 41 sites in 18 countries, as well as global procurement.

With more than 40 years of international experience in machinery and special-purpose equipment as well as industrial manufacturing, Christian Preslmayr makes a significant contribution to the scaling and operational development of Montana Aerospace AG.