Farewell to Gerhard Hirczi: Vienna loses his successful business driver

Farewell to Gerhard Hirczi: Vienna loses his successful business driver

Wien, Österreich - Vienna experiences a significant change of leadership! After more than 15 years in office, Gerhard Hirczi, who has been at the head of the Vienna Economic Agency since September 2009, will retire at the end of 2024. Born in Graz, the agency developed the agency into one of the most sought -after contact points for companies in the city and contributed significantly to the internationalization of the Vienna's economic location. Under his leadership, over 2,850 international companies have settled in the capital, which has strengthened Vienna's competitiveness, as trendingopics.eu During his term of office,

HIRCZI realized numerous important projects, including the Technology Center Seestadt, the Vienna Startup Labs and the Seestadt commercial area. His vision also contributed to the establishment of the International Startup Festival Viennaup, which today plays an important role in the positioning of Vienna as an innovation location. "It was a special pleasure for me to be able to pass on a lot of my experience to this unique city in the past few decades and a half," emphasized Hirczi in a farewell email. Economic and Finance City Councilor Peter Hanke recognized Hirczi with the words: "His sense of the needs of the company has consolidated the role of the city as a stable and sought-after location," said the Press Vienna.

Gerhard Hirczi describes his work at the Wirtschaftsagentur Vienna as a "best job in the world" and leaves the office with an inspiring quote from Winston Churchill: "Now this is not the end. It is not even the starting of the end. But it is, Perhaps, the end of the starting." From January 1, 2025, Dominic Weiss will take over, who previously worked as managing director at Urban Innovation Vienna GmbH. Hirczi leaves a strong heir and an agency that is estimated far beyond the borders of Vienna.