Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil
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Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil | |
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| Born | April 13, 1960 |
| Occupation(s) | Secretary General German Red Cross, Manager |
Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil (born April 13, 1960, in Munich, Germany) is a German entrepreneur, management consultant and former secretary general of the German Red Cross (GRC). He is a member of the House of Waldburg, and the eldest son of Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil und Trauchburg and his wife Clarissa (née Countess of Schönborn-Wiesentheid). Waldburg-Zeil lives in Vienna. He is married and has five adult children.
Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil was born in Munich as the second of five children, and the eldest son of Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil und Trauchburg and his wife Clarissa (née Countess of Schönborn-Wiesentheid).
Since 1985, he is married to Princess Georgina von Liechtenstein, daughter of Dr.agr. Georg Prinz von und zu Liechtenstein[1] (son of Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria) and Marie-Christine,[2] Duchess of Württemberg (daughter of Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, and his first wife Archduchess Helena of Austria). The couple has five children:
- Maria Annunciata of Treu (b.1988); married to Cecil von Treu (b. 1987)[3]
- Maria Assunta (b.1990)
- Maximilian (b.1992)
- Constantin (b. 1994)
- Philippa (b.1996)
Military service
Waldburg-Zeil is a first lieutenant in the German army reserve corps. He received his basic training as a paratrooper and completed his service in the 10th maintenance battalion in Sigmaringen.
Education and professional career
Clemens Graf von Waldburg-Zeil is a graduate in business administration. He studied computer science and economics in Karlsruhe and Tübingen. From 1990 to 1995 he worked as a consultant and auditor for Dr. Lipfert GmbH (later merged with PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Stuttgart. During his tenure at Dr. Lipfert GmbH he also worked as a tax advisor and consultant for the company based in Berlin. Thereafter between 1995 and 2002 he managed the finance department of the catholic Archdiocese of Berlin where he was also responsible for managing established subsidiaries including publishing and real estate companies.[4]
In 2003 Waldburg-Zeil accepted the position as secretary general (CEO, member of the board) of the German Red Cross based in Berlin. He initiated a reorganization of the GRC[5][6] to define a strategic framework for the governance of the German Red Cross, a federal system with 400.000 volunteers, 140.000 employees and a gross budget of 6 bn euros per year.[7] The process culminated in the adoption of new regulatory statutes in 2009. That same year, Waldburg-Zeil was appointed chairman of the board (CEO) of the German Red Cross. Waldburg-Zeil is also very active in the international aid community through the GRCs work in providing foreign aid internationally (present in fifty countries for disaster management and development assistance) () with a current budget of 50 Mio p.a.
His responsibilities include amongst others:
- Chairman (CEO) of the German Red Cross Foundations; board member of BAGFW (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der freien Wohlfahrtspflege) – a political lobbying association of the six largest non-governmental providers of healthcare and social services);
- Board member of DV (Deutscher Verein für öffentliche und private Fürsorge) – the German Association for Public and Private Welfare;
- Member of the supervisory board for „Aktion Mensch”, the social lottery responsible for supporting disabled persons;
- Member of the board of “Stiftung Deutsche Behindertenhilfe”, one of Germans largest foundations (based on capitalisation).