Management

Executive Board

Martin Winkler, MBA
Chairman of the Executive Board

Martin Winkler, born in 1981, was appointed as the spokesperson of the executive board on October 1, 2017, and on December 12, 2019, he was appointed as the chairman of the executive board of Österreichisches Verkehrsbüro AG. Starting from 2015, this Viennese native was responsible for the group finances as a member of the extended management team. From 2009, he led the group marketing, took over controlling in 2010, and shortly thereafter assumed the financial department. Winkler has been employed at VERKEHRSBUERO since 2001.

Areas of responsibility: Corporate division VERKEHRSBUERO HOSPITALITY including the brands Austria Trend Hotels, Palais Events, Camping, as well as the hotels operated under the franchising brands. Further the corporate functions human resources, strategy, finance, corporate legal and real estate construction & management.

 

Joint areas of responsibility for the executive board members include:

Corporate function Corporate Governance

Birgit Wallner, Dipl.-Kffr
Executive Board Member

Birgit Wallner, born in 1973, has been a member of the executive board of Österreichisches Verkehrsbüro AG since January 1, 2024. The Upper Austrian began her career at VERKEHRSBUERO in 2008 in the marketing department. In recent years, she has held various leadership positions across the entire group – in addition to overseeing marketing and communication matters, she has also served as the managing director for Camping. Since November 2023, Wallner has been a member of the management board of Eurotours GmbH and Ruefa GmbH.  

Areas of responsibility: Corporate division VERKEHRSBUERO TRAVEL, including the business units Ruefa and Eurotours. Further the corporate functions in marketing and communication, as well as IT.

VERKEHRSBUERO HOSPITALITY

Management Board I Verkehrsbüro Hotellerie GmbH

Michael Kröger
Kay Fröhlich

Management Board I Palais Events Veranstaltungen GmbH

Michael Kröger
Kay Fröhlich

 

VERKEHRSBUERO TRAVEL

Management Board I Ruefa GmbH

Michele Fanton
Birgit Wallner, Dipl. Kffr.

Management Board I Eurotours GmbH

Maik Gruba
Birgit Wallner, Dipl. Kffr.

Management Board I Intertravel Reisebüro GmbH

Manfred Felbinger
Michele Fanton

 

VERKEHRSBUERO HOLDING

Group Director Corporate Governance I ESG

Carmen Velikogne-Schmickl

Group Director Controlling & Business Intelligence

Elfriede Perndorfer

Group Director Marketing & Communication I Sustainability Affairs

Djeiran Malek-Hofmann, BA, MAS

Group Director IT

DI Alexander Plöderl

Group Director Finance (Accounting & Payments)

Birgit Schüssler

Group Director Finance (Financial Reporting & Taxation)

Teresa Resch

Group Director Strategy & Portfolio Management

Mag. Julia Hyna

Group Real Estate Construction

Bmstr. Mag. (FH) DI Werner Rünzler

Group Real Estate Management

Florian Reitbauer

 

Members of the supervisory board

Chair

Mag. Alexander Wolfgring

Deputy Chair

Dr. Ralph Müller
DI Hans-Dieter Toth

Members

Dr. Nobert Griesmayr
Dr. Erich Hampel
DI Brigitte Jilka
Richard Neidinger
Mag. Harald Nograsek
DI Doris Wendler
Mag. Edgar Zrzavy

Members from the staff council:

Bettina Baumgartner
Nicole Göller
Paul Knapp
Karin Parzmair
Berend Tusch

Images (c) VERKEHRSBUERO/Andreas Jakwerth