Roland Mack
Roland Mack (born October 12, 1949 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a German entrepreneur .
Life
Roland Mack grew up as the son of the entrepreneur Franz Mack in Waldkirch . From 1969 to 1974 he studied general mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Karlsruhe , which he left with a degree in engineering . When his father's business partner died in 1975, he joined the company and founded Europa-Park in Rust with his father . Since then he has been managing this theme park as a managing partner. He is also a partner in Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG in Waldkirch.
In 1978 Mack was a founding member of the Association of German Leisure Parks and Leisure Companies . He was a board member there until 1983, and vice-president from 1984 to 1992. He is also active in the world association IAAPA , where he was appointed to the board in 2008. From 2011 to 2012 he was the first German to be the President of the IAAPA.
In April 2003, Roland Mack was appointed “Council of Europe Special Envoy for Families”. He got involved in the social project We Help Africa for the Soccer World Cup 2010 in South Africa, in which he acted as the city sponsor for the city of Karlsruhe .
On the occasion of the Mechanical Engineering Day 2013, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology recognized Mack's achievements in the safe construction of rides with an honorary doctorate .
Roland Mack has been married since 1974 and has two sons ( Thomas Mack and Michael Mack) and a daughter. His younger brother is Jürgen Mack .
Awards
- Business Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg (1991)
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (1999)
- Special Award "Hotelier of the Year" (2000)
- Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite (2002)
- Knight of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques (2003)
- Entrepreneur of the year in the service category (2003)
- Gold Medal of Honor from the Association of German Engineers (March 27, 2004)
- Merit Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg (2005)
- Honorary Award of the Tourism Committee of the German Bundestag (March 9, 2006)
- Honorary Citizen of the Swiss Community of Chandolin (August 5, 2006)
- Silver medal of the Fondation du Mérite Européen (2007)
- Lorenz Werthmann Medal from Caritas for his social commitment (2008)
- Knight of the Legion of Honor (2008)
- Honorary Senator of the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (2008)
- Honorary citizen of Waldkirch's French twin town Sélestat (2011)
- Award of an honorary doctorate by KIT (2013)
- Honorary Citizen of Rust (January 12, 2014)
- Brillat Savarin plaque (May 17, 2014)
- Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (May 30, 2014)
- Prix Bartholdi (November 28, 2014)
- German start-up award in the category: Lifetime Achievement (July 5, 2016)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Europa-Park: IAAPA appoints Europa-Park boss Roland Mack to the board. October 2, 2008, archived from the original on October 7, 2008 ; Retrieved October 4, 2008 .
- ↑ Roland Mack draws a positive balance as President of the World Association of the Leisure Industry IAAPA. In: Europa-Park company website. November 16, 2012, accessed December 6, 2012 .
- ↑ Mack is an honorary doctor. Badische Zeitung of July 23, 2013.
- ↑ a b Europa Park: Short biography: Roland Mack. June 18, 2008, accessed September 21, 2017 .
- ↑ List of medal recipients 1975–2019. (PDF; 180 kB) State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg, p. 51 , accessed on June 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Dies Universitatis: Albert-Ludwigs-University honors outstanding personalities. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, June 18, 2008, accessed January 5, 2008 .
- ^ Badische Zeitung, Waldkirch edition, October 11, 2011
- ↑ Roland Mack is awarded the “Prix Bartholdi” prize. Retrieved September 21, 2017 .
- ^ Badische Zeitung: Europa-Park owner Roland Mack receives the German Founders Award - Südwest - Badische Zeitung . ( badische-zeitung.de [accessed on September 21, 2017]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mack, Roland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur, managing director of Europa-Park |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |