The Federation of Austrian Industries ( de: ''Industriellenvereinigung'', short form IV) is the voluntary and independent representation of interests of Austrian industry and its related sectors. The IV maintains a wide net of contacts and relations and has an office in Brussels. As a

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organisation, it pursues its goals and represents the interests of its members in Austria as well as on a

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an level. Currently, it has more than 4,400 members. Georg Knill, managing shareholder of the Knill Group and president and chairman of Rosendahl Nextrom, is its president. IV was co-founded in 1946 by

Hans Lauda Hans Lauda (25 March 1896 – 21 January 1974) was an Austrian industrialist who co-founded the Federation of Austrian Industries and served as president from 1946 to 1960. He was the paternal grandfather of Formula One World Champion Nik ...

, who served as the organisation's president from 1946-1960.

References

External links

Federation of Austrian Industries web site
Business organisations based in Austria Organisations based in Vienna {{austria-org-stub