Isolde Liebherr
Isolde Mathilde Liebherr | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 July 1949 |
| Education | Mannheim Business School (M.B.A., 1975)[1] |
| Occupation | Vice chairman of Liebherr Group[1] |
| Children | Three daughters |
Isolde Mathilde Liebherr (born 10 July 1949) is a German-Swiss entrepreneur and vice chairman of Liebherr Group.
Life
Born in Memmingen,[2] Isolde Liebherr grew up in the Upper Swabian village of Kirchdorf and Biberach as the fourth of five children of company founder Hans Liebherr. After graduation high school, she completed a degree in economics and achieved the academic degree Diplom-Kauffrau. In the mid seventies, she took over the services division within the Liebherr Group and was responsible for the hotels and other properties of the company.
These include the Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol in Telfs, the Löwen-Hotel Schruns and the hotel The Dunloe in Killarney. In her birthplace Memmingen, the Liebherr Group runs the Hotel Falken. The Bilderberg Conference was held in Telfer Interalpen Hotel in 1988.
Since 1994, Isolde Liebherr has been vice president of the administrative board of Liebherr-International AG.[3]
She is the mother of three daughters and lives in Bulle, Switzerland.[4]
Management
After the death of her father in 1993 and the renunciation of her brothers Hans, Hubert and Markus, she took over the corporation in the legal form of a stock, together with Willi Liebherr.[5] The only shareholders are family members of the Liebherr family.[6][7][8]
Honors and awards
- Ambassador of the Peace Bell of the Alpine Area 2001
- 2012: Honorary Doctorate from the National University of Ireland at Cork[9]
Sponsoring
Isolde Liebherr is financially involved in horse show jumping. The former Swiss world class rider Markus Fuchs, made his most successful horse Tinka's Boy available to her.[7] Her niece, Christina Liebherr, won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games with the Swiss show jumper.
References
- ^ a b "Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Isolde Liebherr". Munzinger. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Dr. h.c. Dipl.-Kfm. Isolde Liebherr". Liebherr. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Der Weg des "langen Hans" nach Irland" (PDF). Irland Journal. January 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ Pirmin Schilliger (29 June 2011). "Liebherr: Baggern für Milliardäre". Handelszeitung Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ Christian Keun (10 August 2001). "Mit dem Bagger Milliarden geschaufelt". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ a b Klusmann, Steffen (2008). Töchter der deutschen Wirtschaft. FinanzBuch-Verlag. p. 296. ISBN 3898794075. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Liebherr: "Wir fühlen uns überall zu Hause"". Schwäbische Zeitung. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ Philip O'kane (8 June 2012). "Text of the introductory address" (PDF). National University Of Ireland. Retrieved 15 January 2018.