General Assembly of Vienna Economic Forum on 18 March 2019
The Annual Ordinary General Assembly of Vienna Economic Forum took place on 18 March 2019.
The host DI Peter Umundum, Member of the Board, Österreichische Post AG, and Vice President of Vienna Economic Forum in his opening speech spoke about the current and planned activities of Österreichische Post AG and explained the significant cooperation with Vienna Economic Forum and the Countries of the VEF region.
In a detailed report, Ambassador Dr. Elena Kirtcheva, Secretary General of Vienna Economic Forum informed about the activities of Vienna Economic Forum in 2018 and the planned events in 2019.
Chaired by the President, DI Dr. Günther Rabensteiner, the following new members have been confirmed by the General Assembly:
New board members co-opted:
- Mag. Thomas Arnoldner, CEO, A1 Telekom Austria Group
- Dr. Kurt Gollowitzer, CEO, Wien Holding GmbH
- DI Wolfgang Viehauser, M.Sc., Chief Operating Officer and Spokesman of the Management Board, HYPO NOE Gruppe Bank AG
- Dr. Stephan Pachinger, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
New Members of Vienna Economic Forum:
- Municipal Guarantee Fund – Sofia as a Member – legal entity from 2019
- Bulgarkontrola S.A., Sofia as a Member – legal entity from 2019
- bit media e-solutions GmbH, member of eee group as a Member – legal entity from 2019
- Jcoplastic S.p.A., Italy as a Member – legal entity from 2019
- Ms. Irina Yordanova as a Member – natural person from 2019
New members in the Ambassadors Committee:
- H.E. Dr. Kemal Kozaric, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- H.E. Mr. Ümit Yardım, Ambassador of Turkey
- H.E. Mr. Nenad Kolev, Ambassador of North Macedonia
New members in the Honorary Committee
- Mr. Aki Nuredini, very reputable and close friend especially of the Balkan Countries, as well as a long-time supporter of Vienna Economic Forum – Activities
- Dr. Franz Kosyna, VEF companion for many years, Vice Chairman and Deputy General Manager, Kooperativa, Vienna Insurance Group
Following this year’s general meeting, Österreichische Post AG, together with the Board of Vienna Economic Forum, invited to a Cocktail Reception.
The team of Vienna Economic Forum would like to thank all Members and Partners for their excellent support of the numerous activities of VEF in Austria and abroad in the year 2018 and for their constant trust! The success story of this development motivates us further to conquer new horizons!
