Elisabeth Gürtler

Elisabeth Gürtler-Mauthner (born May 7, 1950) is an Austrian businesswoman. She is managing director of the Hotel Sacher, Vienna's most famous hotel. ^{[http://www.sacher.com/sacher/HotelSacherWien/hm_a/geschichte_en.jsp?strHMP=hm_a]}

Born in Vienna, Gürtler attended a Catholic "gymnasium" in her home town, took her "Matura" exams in 1968 and then studied economics, graduating in 1972. In 1990, on the death of her husband, Peter Gürtler, she took over the management of the Hotel Sacher, with 500 employees under her.

Also, from 1995 until 2000 she was Vice-President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. From 2001 until 2007 she was chairlady (supervising organizer) of the Vienna Opera Ball. In that capacity, in 2005, she introduced a smoking ban for the first time in the history of that event.

Her partner is actor Helmuth Lohner. Her daughter, Alexandra Winkler, is one of the owners of the Hotel Sacher.

External links

* [http://www.aaf-online.org/guertler.htm Curriculum vitae]
* [http://aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at/aeiou.encyclop.g/g966580.htm;internal&action=_setlanguage.action?LANGUAGE=en Her entry at the] "aeiou Encyclopedia"
* [http://www.sacher.com/sacher/HotelSacherWien/hm_a/geschichte_en.jsp?strHMP=hm_a History of the Hotel Sacher]