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At an extraordinary general assembly of the Bundesliga soccer club, the managing director of Wien-Holding was elected as the successor to Frank Hensel on Monday evening. Gollowitzer received 98.67 percent of the votes of the full members of the association. There was no opposing candidate. Hensel, who has been President since 2018, had made the office available.
“I am overwhelmed by the great approval of the Austria members. I can promise one thing: I will give everything for the club as president. I have been connected to Austria for a long time and deep in my heart I am a violet,” said Gollowitzer in a first statement. “The ultimate goal is to bring economic stability to the club so that we can invest more in the sport again. The financial situation is a big challenge, but I’m absolutely convinced that we can turn it around.”
The 50-year-old Gollowitzer studied law and has been a member of the Austria committees for a long time. The native of Burgenland is currently the deputy of the supervisory board chairman Peter Kroha in the AG, in the association he was the deputy of Robert Zadrazil on the administrative board. He resigned from this post in the course of the presidential election.
Hensel announced his retirement in March. In April, the board of directors unanimously agreed on Gollowitzer as the successor candidate.
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