Herbert W. Liaunig

Herbert Liaunig (2015)

Herbert Walter Liaunig (born July 11, 1945 in Radenthein , Carinthia ) is an Austrian entrepreneur and art collector.

He completed his studies in economics with the academic degree of business graduate (Dkfm.).

Activity as an entrepreneur

In 1989 he founded the Management Trust Holding (MTH) together with Josef Taus and Manfred Leeb . In 1989 he also founded Auricon Beteiligungs AG , based in Vienna, which was the sole owner of Auricon Immobilien GmbH and held some industrial holdings . In 2001 Auricon was dissolved, the shareholders were directly involved in the industrial subsidiaries Jenbacher AG and Austria Email AG . His company also included Mericon Holding, which was founded in 1974 and held shares in Österreichische Schiffswerften AG . In 1995, Mercion Holding acquired a majority stake in Waagner-Biro , and in the same year Mericon was merged with Auricon.

Liaunig has made a name for itself primarily as a restructuring company of numerous companies (partly as a manager, partly as owner), including the chipboard manufacturer Funder , Jenbacher , Österreichische Schiffswerften AG and Austria Email AG . As a renovator, however, he was not without controversy, so he resolved some differences of opinion, for example with the green social spokesman Karl Öllinger or the Mayor of Vienna Michael Häupl , in court. Among other things, he was accused of merely undermining companies. For this reason, he had a book written by German historians about the history of Auricon, in which the successful corporate development of the restructured company is to be documented by means of company key figures (such as number of employees and profit) before Auricon joins and after Auricon leaves.

The 100 percent owned by the Herbert Liaunig private foundation located Liaunig Industrieholding AG is on the Wild Holding GmbH with 75 percent of the in Völkermarkt based manufacturer of opto-mechatronic products Wild GmbH involved. In December 2012, which was GENERA Holding GmbH (previously GENERA AG & Co KG ) established that 36% of Waagner-Biro and with 28% of Binder + Co is involved. Liaunig Industrieholding and GENERA are under joint management. Herbert Liaunig is the chairman of the supervisory board, the board members are his older son Sascha Liaunig and Thomas Jost.

HL Museumsverwaltung GmbH, which is also 100 percent owned by the Herbert Liaunig Private Foundation and is based in Neuhaus, was taken over by the second son, the architect Peter Liaunig, who was one year younger.

In May 2012, Liaunig's entry into Semper Constantia Privatbank as the new co-owner was announced.

In 2015, Liaunig was listed among the richest Austrians in the business magazine trend (2014: 70th, 2013: 67th), with an estimated fortune of 300 to 500 million euros.

Art collection

Neuhaus Castle

Museum Liaunig in Neuhaus, Carinthia

In 1988 he bought Neuhaus Castle near Lavamünd in southern Carinthia as a residence and for his art collection. In the following years it was renovated and rebuilt according to the plans of the architect Günther Domenig . The castle also functions as a regional cultural center.

Liaunig's collection includes around 2500 modern works of art as well as African gold art, books, atlases, silver and glasses. In 2008 Liaunig opened the private museum Museum Liaunig in Neuhaus . Because the collection has grown to 3,000 works, the museum has been expanded by around 2,500 m² to a total of 7,500 m² since spring 2014 according to plans by the Viennese team of architects querkraft and reopened in April 2015.

The Liaunig Museum was placed under monument protection by the Federal Monuments Office four years after its completion in December 2012 .

Honor

In 2003 Herbert Liaunig and his wife Eva Liaunig (née Roth) were awarded the single-player prize , named after the Carinthian priest, politician and publicist Andrej Einspiel , donated by the Christian Cultural Association and the Council of Carinthian Slovenes . Laudator Rosina Katz-Logar paid tribute to the couple, among other things, for having opened their castle to Slovenian culture and for courageously taking a stand for an open mindset on issues relating to ethnic groups.

Web links

• Entry on Herbert W. Liaunig in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• Website of Liaunig Industrieholding AG
• Website of the Liaunig Museum

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Josef Taus: From swimming instructor to top manager . Article dated February 7, 2018, accessed June 6, 2019.
2. ↑ From high politics to business: What comes after: The professional paths of former top politicians. . Article dated June 3, 2019, accessed June 6, 2019.
3. ^ AEIOU - Auricon Beteiligungs AG . Retrieved March 3, 2014.
4. ↑ Extraordinary General Meeting of Auricon Beteiligungs-AG - settlement through the transfer of goods: Auricon shareholders directly involved in Jenbacher and Austria Email . APA notification dated February 15, 2000, accessed March 3, 2014.
5. ↑ MERICON HOLDING Aktiengesellschaft '  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved March 3, 2014.  
6. ↑ Wirtschaftsblatt - How Liaunig got Waagner-Biró ( Memento from September 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). Article dated March 20, 1999, accessed March 3, 2014.
7. ↑ ^{a b} Kleine Zeitung : I was always just a punk , interview by Erwin Hinterfelder with Herbert Liaunig, Carinthia edition, August 15, 2010, p. 6f.
8. ↑ Wirtschaftsblatt - Liaunig: Renovators on their own behalf ( Memento from March 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Article dated January 29, 1998, accessed March 3, 2014.
9. ↑ Format / Trend - Herbert Liaunig - The controversial renovator ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Article from January 31, 2013, accessed on January 20, 2016. 
10. ↑ The history of Auricon Beteiligungs AG (1989 to 2002) ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved March 3, 2014. 
11. ↑ ^{a b} trend February 2013, p.34-37 - Your toughest job - parade renovator Herbert Liaunig hands over the management of his industrial group to son Alexander ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . February 2013 article, accessed March 3, 2013 
12. ↑ firmenabc.at - Wild Holding GmbH . Retrieved January 20, 2016
13. ^ Liaunig Industrieholding AG - Investments . Retrieved March 3, 2014.
14. ↑ firmenabc.at - GENERA Holding GmbH ( Memento from March 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
15. ^ Liaunig Industrieholding AG - company . Retrieved March 3, 2014.
16. ^ "Trend": Herbert Liaunig retires - son Alexander takes over the management of the industrial holding . APA notification dated January 27, 2013, accessed March 3, 2014.
17. ↑ orf.at - Museum Liaunig starts the season . Article dated April 26, 2013, accessed March 3, 2014.
18. ↑ Kleine Zeitung - Liaunig hands over the scepter . Article of April 15, 2013
19. ↑ "Format / Trend - It is not good when two generations are in one office" ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Article from January 31, 2013, accessed on January 20, 2016. 
20. ↑ firmenabc.at - HL Museumsverwaltung GmbH . Retrieved March 3, 2014.
21. ↑ firmenmonitor.at - HL Museumsverwaltung GmbH . Retrieved March 3, 2014.
22. ^ Diepresse.com: Peter Liaunig: "We work like crazy" . Article dated July 5, 2018, accessed July 5, 2018.
23. ^ "Trend": Liaunig joins private bank Semper Constantia . APA notification dated May 28, 2012, accessed March 3, 2014.
24. ↑ trend ranking: The 100 richest Austrians . Retrieved September 26, 2015.
25. ^ Museum Liaunig - querkraft architects - Neuhaus (A) - 2008 . Retrieved January 9, 2015.
26. ↑ format.at - Herbert Liaunig in conversation about art: For me, collecting is an addiction . Article of April 22, 2010, accessed on January 9, 2015.
27. ↑ orf.at - Museum Liaunig opens after renovation . Article dated April 22, 2015, accessed September 26, 2015.
28. ↑ An institution is growing: in 2014 the Liaunig Museum was expanded - reopening in May 2015 . Retrieved March 3, 2014.
29. ↑ querkraft - MLE museum expansion . Retrieved March 3, 2014.
30. ↑ orf.at - Liaunig Museum before expansion . Article dated November 10, 2012.
31. ↑ Private museum already under monument protection after four years . Article dated June 3, 2013.
32. ↑ Genealogy Herbert Liaunig ( Memento of the original from March 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved March 3, 2014 
33. ↑ Laudation Single Player Prize 2003 ( Memento from July 28, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Laudator: Rosina Katz-Logar, Volksgruppenarchiv des ORF .