Karoline Goldhofer-Prützel
Karoline Goldhofer-Prützel (* February 12, 1924 in Leverkusen as Karoline Kissmer ; † July 13, 2013 in Memmingen ) was a German entrepreneur.
Career
Goldhofer-Prützel came from the Rhineland. In 1953 she married the entrepreneur Alois Goldhofer (1922–1981), who founded the Allgäuer Fahrzeugwerke Alois Goldhofer KG in Amendingen (Swabia) in 1946 . She joined the management team and was in charge of finance and apprenticeship training.
After the sudden death of her husband in January 1981 during a short vacation, she took over the sole management. She developed the company into the world's leading manufacturer of heavy-duty technology.
In 2000 it converted Goldhofer Fahrzeugwerk GmbH & Co. KG into a stock corporation and was initially the sole shareholder. In 2001, she transferred all the shares in the Alois Goldhofer Foundation she had founded , thereby ensuring the continued existence of the company.
As chairwoman of the foundation, she and her second husband, the lawyer Hans-Hermann Prützel (1918–2006) campaigned for charitable purposes, science and research, education and training as well as cultural and charitable institutions and youth institutions in the region.
Honors
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (October 5, 1994) for their entrepreneurial foresight and their social commitment
- Memmingen City Seal , 2004
Web links
- Obituaries in the Süddeutsche Zeitung
- Goldhofer AG homepage
- Homepage of the Goldhofer College of the Alois Goldhofer Foundation
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the commercial register , accessed on July 18, 2013
- ↑ Memminger Zeitung, July 17, 2013, page 29, economy shaped in the region - mourning for Karoline Goldhofer-Prützel
- ^ Obituary notice from the Alois Goldhofer Foundation
- ↑ Information from the Federal President's Office, Memminger Zeitung, July 17, 2013, economy shaped in the region - mourning for Karoline Goldhofer-Prützel
- ↑ Memminger Zeitung, July 17, 2013, economy shaped in the region - mourning for Karoline Goldhofer-Prützel
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goldhofer-Prützel, Karoline |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kissmer, Karoline (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leverkusen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 2013 |
| Place of death | Memmingen |