Advanced Blockchain AG Elects Mathias Roch as New Supervisory Board Chairman
Advanced Blockchain AG announced that its Supervisory Board has elected Mathias Roch as the new Chairman, succeeding Rüdiger Andreas Günther, who held the role since August 2023.
The Tech TL;DR:
- Leadership Pivot: Mathias Roch takes over as Supervisory Board Chairman of Advanced Blockchain AG, bringing over 30 years of investor and infrastructure leadership experience.
- Board Restructuring: Former Chairman Rüdiger Andreas Günther remains on the board, while independent investor Andreas Appelhagen joins as Deputy Chairman.
- Shareholder Backing: The personnel update follows the August 27, 2026, Annual General Meeting, where capital authorizations secured clear majority approval.
Supervisory Board Restructuring and Executive Lineup
Roch has served as a member of the company’s Supervisory Board since September 2025. With a career spanning more than three decades as an entrepreneur and investor, Roch previously built the Roch Group into a European market leader for sustainable infrastructure services. Since 2013, he has focused his business angel investments on blockchain and digital assets, particularly within Austria. He is also a founding member of the German Federal Association for Street Lighting, Masts and Infrastructure, holds several technical patents, and serves as a founder and Supervisory Board member of Blockchain Investor AG in Germany.
Rüdiger Andreas Günther, who led the board through its operations since August 2023, is stepping down from the chairmanship but will stay on as a regular member of the Supervisory Board. Alongside Roch’s appointment, the board elected Andreas Appelhagen as Deputy Chairman. Appelhagen participates in the firm’s capital structure as an independent investor, shareholder, creditor, and project partner.
Shareholder Approval and Capital Authorizations
The governance updates directly follow Advanced Blockchain AG’s Annual General Meeting, executed on August 27, 2026. Official filings note that shareholders adopted all resolutions by a clear majority, including the formal approval of all capital authorizations required for the firm’s ongoing Web 3.0 development initiatives.
Strategic Outlook for Web 3.0 Ecosystems
Advanced Blockchain AG continues to position itself as a core innovation partner across various digital asset ecosystems.