Robert Heuberger
Robert K. Heuberger (born January 12, 1922 in Olten ) is a Swiss real estate entrepreneur, patron and author under the pseudonym Victor Vermont .
life and career
Heuberger grew up in poor circumstances. In the 1930s he completed an apprenticeship at the Swiss Volksbank in Aarburg . As a bank and insurance clerk, he later worked for Volksbank as an accountant, head of credit and securities specialist, then as agency manager for Bâloise insurance.
With his wife Ruth, née Mötteli, (* 1924, † 2016), Heuberger founded Siska Heuberger Holding AG in 1954 , with which he carried out a number of larger construction projects, especially in Eastern Switzerland, such as the construction of around 1,000 apartments in Winterthur . According to an estimate by the business magazine Bilanz , he had assets of CHF 300 to 500 million in 2012.
He is the father of the media entrepreneur Günter Heuberger ( Radio Top , Tele Top ) and the father of Rainer Heuberger , former Cantonal Councilor of Zurich ( SVP ), owner of Siska Verwaltungs AG .
engagement
Heuberger's public commitment includes the financing of the establishment of the Club of Rome in Winterthur, the establishment of the non-profit "Robert and Ruth Heuberger Foundation" and the foundation of an innovation prize for young entrepreneurs. In 2007 the city of Winterthur awarded him the «Winterthurer Löwen» prize, which was created for him. In 2013, Heuberger drew attention to itself with double-sided advertisements against the initiative to abolish compulsory military service . The referendum was clearly rejected.
In honor of Robert and Ruth Heuberger's commitment to social and cultural institutions, the asteroid no. 82232 has been named " (82232) Heuberger " since 2004 .
Works
- With Karl Lüönd : Not as the wind blows ... life story of an entrepreneur. NZZ Libro, Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-03823-834-8 .
Artistic creation
As "Victor Vermont", Heuberger has written plays and television scripts. His works include:
- Everyday trilogy , television play
- The money is in the street , play
- A woman remains a woman , play
literature
- Walter Pellinghausen: Robert Heuberger: The moving man. In: Balance . November 5, 2010 ( bilanz.ch ).
- Melanie Knüsel: Robert Heuberger: The writing real estate tycoon. In: Handelszeitung . November 8, 2011 ( handelszeitung.ch ).
- Anton Schaller : The old man and conscription. In: The Bund . August 30, 2013 ( derbund.ch ).
- Marc Tribelhorn: Rise to Real Estate King. From the life of a tycoon. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . January 18, 2014 ( nzz.ch ).
Web links
- Renat Künzi: All roads lead to Winterthur for the Club of Rome , Swissinfo , April 23, 2008
- Eschenberg Observatory: Website of the Winterthur observatory
- Registered office, company founder and annual report on the website of Siska Heuberger Holding AG ( Memento from March 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan Busz: Beyond the day. In: The Landbote . January 13, 2014 ( winterthurer-zeitung.ch ).
- ^ Death of Ruth Heuberger. In: todesangeboteportal.ch. Retrieved October 12, 2016 .
- ↑ SISKA Verwaltungs AG ( Memento of 29 March 2013, Internet Archive )
- ↑ Marco Metzler: “First you have to serve and only then reap”. In: NZZ am Sonntag . June 23, 2013, p. 41 (Interview: jungunternehmer-preis.ch PDF page 3).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heuberger, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heuberger, Robert K .; Vermont, Victor (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss real estate entrepreneur, patron and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Olten |