Hermann Zittmayr

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Portrait of Hermann Zittmayr on his tombstone in Schärding

Hermann Zittmayr (born September 19, 1926 in Enns ; † July 26, 2001 in Linz ) was an Austrian economic manager and politician ( ÖVP ). From 1966 to 1986 he was a member of the National Council and for many years head of the Schärdinger Dairy Association .

Zittmayr was born the son of a farmer and grew up on the farm in Volkersdorf 8. He attended elementary school from 1932 to 1936 and graduated from secondary school in 1940. He then moved to the Francisco Josephinum Agricultural College , which he finished in 1944 with the Matura . Zittmayr was then drafted into the Reich Labor Service and served in the Wehrmacht , although he was released from American captivity in 1945.

After his return he worked on his parents' farm and studied from 1946 to 1951 at the agricultural faculty of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna . He completed his studies in 1951 with a doctorate in engineering. Dr. and then worked from 1951 as an adjunct in the Harrach property management in Bruck an der Leitha. In 1952 he became an economic advisor to the Upper Austrian Chamber of Agriculture and until 1953 worked as an economic advisor to the district chambers of farmers in Urfahr and Gmunden. As a result, Zittmayr moved in 1954 as a secretary to the district chamber of farmers in Gmunden, in 1959 he took up a position as a consultant in the business department of the Chamber of Agriculture for Upper Austria.

In 1961 he entered the service of the Schärdinger Dairy Association , where in 1964 he was appointed managing director and given the title of "director". In 1969 he was appointed "Central Director" and in 1973 "General Director". In addition, from 1965 Zittmayr was managing director of the Schärdinger Milchhallen-Gesellschaft, from 1975 managing director of the dairy, operating and trading company mbH, from 1976 managing director of Vieh und Fleisch Ges.mbH Linz and from 1976 managing director of Molkona-Molkeverwertungsgesellschaft mbH, with Zittmayr Schärdinger the dairy association Mauerkirchen and the Molkona merged. 1985 Zittmayr also took over the management of the Stockinger agency.

Zittmayr represented the ÖVP in the National Council from March 30, 1966 to December 16, 1986.

Hermann Zittmayr's grave in the Schärding city cemetery

In 1990, at the instigation of Zittmayr, Austria Milch- und Fleischvermarktung was founded in order to adjust the production and sales of the Austrian dairy industry , but also of meat processing companies, to competition in a larger economic area. The group was founded through the merger of a total of six dairy associations with 1,800 employees, with the Schärdinger dairy association holding 47.68% and Agrosserta 25.07% of the shares. In 1992 Zittmayr was made an honorary citizen of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna . After the founding of the AMF numerous restructuring and rationalization measures were carried out, and in 1993 the AMF Group achieved a turnover of 27.5 billion Schillings with 4,200 employees. Management mistakes brought a new competitive situation for the AMF despite far-reaching changes, which put the long-flourishing companies under economic pressure. In 1994 the balance sheet of the AMF group already showed liabilities of 8 billion schillings. After the failure of the AMF, the newly founded Berglandmilch bought the milk activities and the associated brand rights and started production at the turn of the year 1995/1996. The following years were marked by a tight restructuring and modernization program. Of the originally 27 locations of the dairies involved in the AMF, 20 were finally closed or merged, which resulted in the loss of numerous jobs. The seat of the Schärdinger Dairy Association in Schärding am Inn , which had existed since 1911 , was also completely abandoned, the remaining workforce was dismantled and the properties were sold.

literature

  • Harry Slapnicka : Upper Austria - The political leadership from 1945 , Linz 1989 (Contributions to the contemporary history of Upper Austria 12)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The story of Schärdinger ( memento from December 30, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed on October 11, 2017
  2. ↑ a b c The history of Berglandmilch, accessed August 15, 2012
  3. ↑ https://www.boku.ac.at/universitaetsleitung/rektorat/stabsstellen/oeffentlichkeitsarbeit/themen/ehrentraegerinnen/ehrenbuergerinnen/
  4. ↑ AMF Austria milk and meat marketing reg. Gene. mb H. on www.aeiou.at, accessed August 20, 2012
  5. ↑ AMF puts horror balance ( memento of May 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) in: Wirtschaftsblatt (August 31, 1996), accessed August 20, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Zittmayr, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Enns
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 2001
Place of death Linz