In today’s presidential conference, those responsible for the Austrian Ski Association unanimously decided how the ÖSV will position itself in future. “In order to meet the extensive challenges of the future, the most successful sports association in Austria relies on a management team,” reads the Austrian press release.

As president, Roswitha Stadlober will preside over the ÖSV. Stadlober is a former slalom racer who took over on an interim basis after Karl Schmidhofer’s sudden resignation less than 100 days into his tenure. Stadlober’s position was made permanent with Wednesday’s vote.

After 22 men in the role, Stadlober becomes the first woman to hold the office. 

“We are entering a new age,” said Stadlober in an initial statement to the ORF .

At her side, Patrick Ortlieb will take over the management of all corporations as financial advisor, together with Secretary General Christian Scherer. Ortlieb is thus responsible for the association’s economic interests. GS Scherer will continue to lead the operational area.

As the next step, an extraordinary country conference will be convened for Oct. 15 with the election of the new Presidium.

Division of tasks in the management team:

PRESIDENT Roswitha Stadlober (honorary function)       

• represents the ÖSV in the general affairs of the association
• presides over the ÖSV presidium and chairs the international / presidential conference              
• jointly authorized to sign with the financial officer / general secretary in legally binding matters of the ÖSV             
• direct superiors of the Secretary General         
• highest representative of the association

FINANCIAL OFFICER Patrick Ortlieb (honorary function)         

• Financial advisor of the ÖSV            
• Managing Director of the corporations (together with the Secretary General)         
• economically responsible

SECRETARY GENERAL Christian Scherer

• runs the office and exercises the authority over all employees
• is responsible for day-to-day business, carries out the day-to-day business in accordance with the tasks assigned to him and is authorized to sign in the context of normal business transactions
• Managing Director of the corporations (together with the financial officer)

Release courtesy of ÖSV.