On 1 January 2003 Thomas Rupperti (54) took office as chairman of the executive board of Austria Centre Vienna. He is in charge of marketing, sales and event management, while the former chairman Dr. Michael Auracher is now responsible for real estate administration, among other things. German-born Rupperti has been living in Austria since 1983 and used to be on the board of Hartl Resort AG in Bad Griesbach. www.acv.at