Verena Sonnleitner: New district boss in Baden relies on women's power!

Verena Sonnleitner: New district boss in Baden relies on women's power!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - Mag. Verena Sonnleitner is now the new State Deputy Deputy Deputy! This decision was made today by the Lower Austrian government, on the initiative of Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner. The new incumbent has served as a district chief of Baden since April 2018 and is known as a “model career”. Mikl-Leitner emphasizes Sonnleitner's "professional competence, legal expertise, leadership quality and humanity". Your order also stands for the commitment of Lower Austria to bring more women in management positions, a trend that Mikl-Leitner has been continuously promoting since she took office, as it has been in a current report by APA-OTS emphasized.

The ceremonial handover in the Baden district administration took place in April and marked a turning point for the region. Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner said goodbye to the long-time district captain Heinz Zimper, who was an impressive 38 years on duty, of which was 17 years in top positions in Baden. She emphasized that Zimper successfully mastered many challenges on both professional and human level. In a moving approach, Mikl-Leitner thanked him for his contribution to the national and international positioning of the region. This happened in an official framework, in which representatives from local politics also had their say, as in the report of meinbezirk.at

a new beginning for Sonnleitner

Sonnleitner succeeds Gerhard Dafert, who has been in office since June 2021 and has recently switched to the Lower Austrian State Health Agency. "I am convinced that Verena Sonnleitner will continue the excellent performance in the Baden district seamlessly and successfully," said Mikl-Leitner. With her return to the district administration in Baden, where her career once started, she was ready for the new challenges that are imminent in the exciting and demanding district. She has prepared her comprehensive experience in a wide variety of positions within the state service to accept the future challenges and to manage the team professionally.