Nationality Austrian Years active 1963–1995 Education Wilhering College | Occupation Journalist and manager Term 1984–2002 Successor Friedrich Stickler | |
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Born 14 September 1933 (age 83) ( 1933-09-14 ) Enns, Upper Austria Title President of the Austrian Football Association Predecessor Herbert Raggautz and Heinz Gerö (interim) People also search for Hannes Androsch, Hans Dibold, Johann Skocek, Wolfgang Weisgram, Ernst Trost | ||
Josef "Beppo" Mauhart (born 14 September 1933 in Enns, Upper Austria) is an Austrian manager.
Mauhart received his Matura at the Wilhering College in Wilhering. After his studies, he was editor of the newspaper of the Freier Wirtschaftsverband as of 1963. In 1970 he worked as the secretary for Hannes Androsch at the Federal Ministry of Finance. He was appointed to the supervisory board of Austria Tabak in 1972 and became deputy chairman there in 1976.
In 1977, Austria Tabak became a sponsor of the FK Austria Wien football club. The club changed its name to Austria Memphis – a cigarette brand.
From 1988 to 1995, Mauhart was CEO of Austria Tabak.
From 1984 to 2002, Mauhart was president of the Austrian Football Association. He had the longest tenure in the history of the association.
Under the leadership of Mauhart, the Wirtschaftsinititative Neues Künstlerhaus (English: Economic Initiative New Artist House), WINK, was established in 2005, together with the association of visual artists in Austria and on the initiative of its then-President Manfred Nehrer. The association was founded to support the Vienna Künstlerhaus in the collection of sponsorship money in order to renovate the building. In 2011 and 2012 the legendary Künstlerhaus-Gschnas was held once again, this time as a charity event.
Mauhart is vice president of the association Bildungsinitiative für die Zukunft (English: educational initiative for the future). The association was responsible for the referendum Bildungsinitiative in November 2011.