Leo Windtner

Windtner in 2012

Leopold "Leo" Windtner (German: [ˈleːopɔlt ˈleːoː ˈvɪntnɐ]; 30 August 1950 – 8 August 2025) was an Austrian businessman who was the general manager of Energie AG Oberösterreich and honorary president of the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußball-Bund, ÖFB).[1]

Life and career

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 31 October 2014.[2] In March 2017, he handed down his position as Director General to his successor Werner Steinecker.[3][4]

From 1989 to 1996, he was President of the Sportunion Oberösterreich, then until 2009, was President of the Upper Austrian Football Association. In 1999, he was vice-president of the ÖFB and after the resignation of Friedrich Stickler on 7 November 2008, Windtner was elected, through a majority voting against Günter Kaltenbrunner in February 2009, to ÖFB president.[5] After holding the position for over twelve years, Windtner announced in August 2021 that he would not run for president in the election on 17 October 2021.[6]

Windtner committed himself politically in the municipality of Sankt Florian and was deputy mayor from 1979 to 1985, and mayor from 1985 to 1995. From 1996 he was chairman of the Sankt Florian boys' choir. He was a member of the Catholic student union KÖHV Franco-Bavaria Wien from 1970, and later became member of the KAV Capitolina Rom.[7]

From 2004, Windtner was Chairman of the Supervisory board of Oberösterreichische Versicherung, to which Reinhold Mitterlehner succeeded him in this position in June 2019.[8][9]

Windtner was married and had three daughters. He lived in Sankt Florian near Linz.[10] Windtner died on 8 August 2025, at the age of 74.[11]

Honors

References

  1. ^ "Der neue ÖFB-Chef Windtner im Steckbrief: Beruflicher Werdegang & Verbandskarriere" (in German). News. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  2. ^ Frostel, Michael (25 June 2009). "Generaldirektor Leo Windtner einstimmig als Vorstandsvorsitzender der Energie AG wiederbestellt" (in German). Energie AG Oberösterreich. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Die Energie AG: Mehr als nur Strom" (in German). Energie AG Oberösterreich. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Technikvorstand Steinecker folgt Leo Windtner als Energie AG OÖ-Chef" (in German). Kleine Zeitung. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Windtner gewinnt Kampf um die ÖFB-Spitze: OÖ-Chef setzt sich in der Abstimmung durch" (in German). News. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Windtner ab Oktober nicht mehr Präsident" (in German). ORF.at. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  7. ^ Phxxx, Parzifal (16 February 2012). "Farben Jour Fixe "MKV im Gespräch"" (in German). K.Ö.St.V. Kuenring Krems. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Mitterlehner wird Aufsichtsrats-Chef der OÖ Versicherung" (in German). Kurier. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Mitterlehner wird Aufsichtschef in OÖ-Versicherung" (in German). Wiener Zeitung. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Das ist Leo Windtner" (in German). sport24. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  11. ^ Ex-ÖFB President Leo Windtner Passed Away
  12. ^ "Aufstellung aller durch den Bundespräsidenten verliehenen Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich ab 1952" (PDF) (in German). Bundeskanzleramt Österreich. 23 April 2012. p. 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Und der Mostdipf 2019 geht an ..." (in German). OÖNachrichten. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.