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Leo Windtner (ÖFB-Präsident) (03)
Leopold "Leo" Windtner (born 30 August 1950 in Linz, Upper Austria) is general manager of Energie AG Oberösterreich' and honorary president of the Austrian Football Association (german: Österreichischer Fußball-Bund, ÖFB). Biography Windtner graduated from the ''Handelsakademie Linz'' (business academy in Linz) and subsequently completed studies on world trade at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, where he graduated with a PhD in 1977. In 1978, he started at the ''Oberösterreichische Kraftwerke AG'' (OKA), known today as the ''Energie AG Oberösterreich''; in 1985 he was appointed head of department and 1994 was appointed Chief Executive Officer and General Manager. His contract was extended in June 2009 for another five years until October 31, 2014. In March 2017, he handed down his position as Director General to his successor Werner Steinecker. From 1989 to 1996, he was President of the Sportunion Oberösterreich, then until 2009, was President of the Upp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Windtner (ÖFB-Präsident) (03)
Leopold "Leo" Windtner (born 30 August 1950 in Linz, Upper Austria) is general manager of Energie AG Oberösterreich' and honorary president of the Austrian Football Association (german: Österreichischer Fußball-Bund, ÖFB). Biography Windtner graduated from the ''Handelsakademie Linz'' (business academy in Linz) and subsequently completed studies on world trade at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, where he graduated with a PhD in 1977. In 1978, he started at the ''Oberösterreichische Kraftwerke AG'' (OKA), known today as the ''Energie AG Oberösterreich''; in 1985 he was appointed head of department and 1994 was appointed Chief Executive Officer and General Manager. His contract was extended in June 2009 for another five years until October 31, 2014. In March 2017, he handed down his position as Director General to his successor Werner Steinecker. From 1989 to 1996, he was President of the Sportunion Oberösterreich, then until 2009, was President of the Upp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linz
Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital of Culture. Geography Linz is in the centre of Europe, lying on the Paris–Budapest west–east axis and the Malmö–Trieste north–south axis. The Danube is the main tourism and transport connection that runs through the city. Approximately 29.27% of the city's wide area is grassland. A further 17.95% are covered with forest. All the rest areas fall on water (6.39%), traffic areas and land. Districts Since January 2014 the city has been divided into 16 statistical districts: Before 2014 Linz was divided into nine districts and 36 statistical quarters. They were: #Ebelsberg #Innenstadt: Altstadtviertel, Rathausviertel, Kaplanhofviertel, Neustadtviertel, Volksgartenviertel, Römerberg-Margarethen #Kleinmünchen: Kleinmünchen, Neue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Austria
Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg. With an area of and 1.49 million inhabitants, Upper Austria is the fourth-largest Austrian state by land area and the third-largest by population. History Origins For a long period of the Middle Ages, much of what would become Upper Austria constituted Traungau, a region of the Duchy of Bavaria. In the mid-13th century, it became known as the Principality above the Enns River ('), this name being first recorded in 1264. (At the time, the term "Upper Austria" also included Tyrol and various scattered Habsburg possessions in South Germany.) Early modern era In 1490, the area was given a measure of independence within the Holy Roman Empire, with the status of a principality. By 1550, there was a Protestant majority. In 1564, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Football Association
The Austrian Football Association (german: Österreichischer Fußball-Bund; ÖFB) is the governing body of football in Austria. It organises the football league, Austrian Bundesliga, the Austrian Cup and the Austria national football team, as well as its female equivalent. It is based in the capital, Vienna. Since 1905, it has been a FIFA member, and since 1954, a UEFA member. Since 7 April 2002, Friedrich Stickler (Dipl. Eng.), the director of executive committee of the Austrian lottery, has been the president of the Austrian Football Association. Supporting him is its president, Kurt Ehrenberger, Frank Stronach, Dr. Gerhard Kapl, and Dr. Leo Windtner. In 2004, it was announced there are 285,000 players (both sexes) in Austria playing for 2,309 teams in the federation, although many more players play informally or for non-recognised teams. Thus the federation is the largest sporting organisation the country. Football is, perhaps with the exception of skiing, the most popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna University Of Economics And Business
The Vienna University of Economics and Business (german: Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, WU) is a public research university in Vienna, Austria, the largest university focusing on business, management and economics in Europe. It has been ranked as one of the best business schools in Europe and received Triple accreditation (AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA). Vienna University of Economics and Business ranked 36th among more than 13,000 universities worldwide offering degrees in Business & Management in the 2022 QS World University Rankings by subject. History WU was founded on 1 October 1898 as ''k.u.k. Exportakademie'' (in English: Export Academy) to provide professional training to future businessmen and thus stimulate the Austro-Hungarian empire's economy. From humble beginnings as a professional school, it quickly grew to become an important institution, which was awarded the status of a fully-fledged ''Hochschule'' (an educational institution equivalent to a university, but specializin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Austrian Football Association
The Upper Austrian Football Association (German: Oberösterreichischer Fußballverband; OFV) is the umbrella organization of the football clubs of the Austrian state Upper Austria. The OFV was founded in 1919 and has its headquarters in Linz. The StFV is one of 8 regional organizations of the Austrian Football Association The Austrian Football Association (german: Österreichischer Fußball-Bund; ÖFB) is the governing body of football in Austria. It organises the football league, Austrian Bundesliga, the Austrian Cup and the Austria national football team, as w ... (german: Österreichischer Fußball-Bund, ÖFB). References External links OFV website {{Football in Austria Football in Austria Sport in Upper Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Stickler
Friedrich Stickler (born 18 April 1949, in Vienna) is an Austrian manager and football administrator. He is Deputy Director General of the Austrian lotteries and board member of the Austrian Sports Aid. Stickler is the former president of Austrian Football Association and Organising Committee for the FIFA Club World Cup. He was also the chairman of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee before 2007 and co-opted member of the UEFA Executive Committee. From 2009 to 2015 he was president of the European Lotteries. In his tenure as president of the Austrian Football Association, he was responsible for the successful bid, along with Switzerland, to host the UEFA Euro 2008 Life and career After completing his studies at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, Stickler worked for Casinos Austria. He took over the management of the ship casinos and directed the Executive Secretariat. In 1985 Stickler was involved as project director on the introduction of Lotto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günter Kaltenbrunner
Günter Kaltenbrunner (born 28 July 1943) is a former Austrian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... player and manager. He made four appearances for the Austria national football team between 1962 and 1968. He was coach from SC Eisenstadt in the 1980–81 season. Later he worked for the Bank Austria and was President of SK Rapid Wien from 1995 until 1999. References External links * 1943 births Living people Association football forwards Austrian footballers Austria international footballers Austrian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Ligue 1 players OGC Nice players SK Rapid Wien players FC Admira Wacker Mödling players Austrian expatriate sportspeople in France {{Austria-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Florian
Sankt Florian (also ''Florian'' or ''St.Florian'') is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Linz. Sankt Florian is the home of St Florian's Priory, a community of Canons Regular named after Saint Florian and one of the oldest operational monasteries in the world following the Rule of St Augustine. Composer Anton Bruckner (1824–96), who was a choirboy and later organist in the town, is buried beneath the organ inside the monastic church, which was elevated to the rank of basilica minor in 1999. The St. Florianer Sängerknaben The town is also known for its boys' choir (''St. Florianer Sängerknaben''), founded in 1071. The choir has been a traditional part of the monastery's worship from its beginning and has contributed significantly to the identity of the town. It has particular responsibility for sacred music for the religious community, but also undertakes successful international concert tours and television appearances. Select ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supervisory Board
In corporate governance, a governance board also known as council of delegates are chosen by the stockholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company and to hire and fire the board of directors. In civil service, a supervisory board or regulatory board is often a legislatively independent body with authority over other non-governmental boards (i.e. boards embedded within and run by industry bodies), such as found in some systems of regulated marketing, especially in the agricultural sector. The scope of supervision is to supervise other supervisory bodies. Industry boards are typically oriented toward their own stakeholders, while the second-instance supervision takes a broader view of all stakeholders, including the public interest. Corporate governance varies between countries, especially regarding the board system. There are countries that have a one-tier board system (like the U.S.) and there are others that have a two-tier board sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinhold Mitterlehner
Reinhold Mitterlehner (born 10 December 1955) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who served as minister of economy in Austria's government from 2008 until 2017. In September 2014 he also became vice chancellor of Austria and chairman of the ÖVP. On 9 May 2016 he briefly assumed powers and duties as Acting Chancellor of Austria while his coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party, underwent a change in leadership. After a series of quarrels within the grand coalition as well as his own party, Mitterlehner announced his resignation on 10 May 2017, which became effective on 17 May 2017. Early life and education Mitterlehner was born in Helfenberg, Upper Austria, on 10 December 1955. He holds a doctorate in law, which he received from the Johannes Kepler University Linz in 1980. He then attended a post-graduate course in association management in Fribourg. Career From 1980 to 1992 Mitterlehner worked at the Upper Austrian economic chamber, where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decoration Of Honour For Services To The Republic Of Austria
The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (german: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the Austrian national honours system. History The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria was first established by federal law on 4 November 1922. It initially had ten grades; later, it was expanded to sixteen grades. It was replaced in 1934 by the Austrian Order of Merit (''Österreichischer Verdienstorden''). The modern iteration of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria was established by the National Council in 1952. It is conferred by the Republic of Austria to honour people (from Austria and abroad) who have rendered meritorious services to the country. Recipients are selected by the government. The awards are made by the President in accordance with the respective laws. The State Presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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