To help implement and drive forward measures to foster business in Austria in line with the purpose of the B&C Private Foundation, a general secretariat was established on 1 May 2017. It is headed by Mariella Schurz who, as General Secretary, acts as the B&C Private Foundation’s representative when dealing with public bodies, institutions and the media. Working in partnership with the Foundation Board, she is also responsible for the strategic development of the foundation’s business promotion activities.
The B&C Private Foundation has established an independent Nomination Committee to support strategic succession planning. The committee comprises high-level figures from the worlds of business and science. Its task is to help formulate job requirements for future chairs of the Foundation Board at B&C Private Foundation and play an active role in the search for suitable candidates.
