Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil
Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 13, 1960 |
| Occupation(s) | Secretary General German Red Cross, Manager |
Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil (born April 13, 1960 in Munich, Germany) is a German executive. As of 2003 he has been serving as Secretary General of the German Red Cross (GRC).
Personal life
Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil is the second of five children of Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil und Trauchburg (b. 1933) and his wife Clarissa, (b. 1936, née Countess von Schönborn-Wiesentheid). In 1985 he married Georgina Princess von und zu Liechtenstein (b. 1962) and together they have three daughters and two sons.
Military service
Waldburg-Zeil is a first lieutenant in the German army reserve corps. He received his basic training as a paratrooper and completed his service in the 10th maintenance battalion in Sigmaringen.
Education and professional career
Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil is a graduate in business administration. He studied computer science and economics in Karlsruhe and Tübingen. From 1990 – 1995 he worked as a consultant and auditor for Dr. Lipfert GmbH (later merged with PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Stuttgart. During his tenure at Dr. Lipfert GmbH he also worked as a tax advisor and consultant for the company based in Berlin. Thereafter between 1995 and 2002 he managed the finance department of the catholic Archdiocese of Berlin where he was also responsible for managing established subsidiaries including publishing and real estate companies.[1]
In 2003 Waldburg-Zeil accepted the position as Secretary General (CEO, member of the board) of the German Red Cross based in Berlin. He initiated a reorganization of the GRC[2][3] to define a strategic framework for the governance of the German Red Cross, a federal system with 400.000 volunteers, 140.000 employees and a gross budget of 6 bn euros per year.[4] The process culminated in the adoption of new regulatory statutes in 2009. That same year, Waldburg-Zeil was appointed Chairman of the Board (CEO) of the German Red Cross. Waldburg-Zeil is also very active in the international aid community through the GRCs work in providing foreign aid internationally (present in fifty countries for disaster management and development assistance) [1]) with a current budget of 50 Mio p.a.
His responsibilities include amongst others:
- Chairman (CEO) of the German Red Cross Foundations; Board member of BAGFW (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der freien Wohlfahrtspflege) – a political lobbying association of the six largest non-governmental providers of healthcare and social services);
- Board member of DV (Deutscher Verein für öffentliche und private Fürsorge) - the German Association for Public and Private Welfare;
- Member of the supervisory board for „Aktion Mensch”, the social lottery responsible for supporting disabled persons;
- Member of the board of “Stiftung Deutsche Behindertenhilfe”, one of Germans largest foundations (based on capitalisation).
Voluntary community service
Waldburg-Zeil is a founding member of the “Forum on the Future of Public Safety and Security” which was started in 2007 by members of the then German parliament, business companies and civil society. He is co-author of the publication, “Greenbook public security”, wherein experts in the fields of politics, economics, business, science, social and disaster relief management present governmental solutions to theoretical scenarios with the aim of ensuring federal preparedness in the event of a national emergency.
References
- ^ "Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil - linkedin".
- ^ "Mehr Strategie wagen in Politik und Zivilgesellschaft". Bertelsmann Stiftung.
- ^ Scheytt, Stefan. Brand Eins http://www.brandeins.de/magazin/was-wirklich-zaehlt/ist-doch-ehrensache.html.
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