Who is behind it
Mark Mateschitz donates millions for flood victims
A record sum was transferred from Salzburg to the account of "Austria helps Austria" for reconstruction after the floods. The "Krone" has traced the trail of the mysterious large donation.
It's not something the organizers of the "Österreich hilft Österreich" initiative see every day: a private individual donation of five million euros for the victims of the recent flood disaster. As reported in detail, the floods in mid-September left behind enormous devastation, particularly in parts of the rural regions of Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Styria. Many families in thousands of households are facing the ruins of their livelihoods.
Discretion is a tradition of the Red Bull founder
A Salzburg entrepreneur wants to make a contribution to the reconstruction effort with his donation. He checked with the organizers of the aid campaign to make sure that every euro and cent of the million-euro donation would go directly to the victims in the disaster region without any bureaucratic effort. As the "Krone" has now been able to find out, the donor is the Salzburg entrepreneur Mark Mateschitz.
Officially, however, he wants to remain in the background. Mark Mateschitz is thus following in the tradition of his father. Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz was also known for discreetly helping people who had fallen on hard times.
Sharply attacked by Babler's SPÖ
Mark Mateschitz, who is often sharply attacked by the SPÖ under party leader Andreas Babler, prefers a life away from the limelight. In exceptional cases, the 32-year-old from Salzburg can mainly be seen at sporting events.
Most recently, Mark Mateschitz was mainly talked about in connection with his new business activities. This summer, for example, he acquired the Upper Austrian fire-fighting equipment supplier Rosenbauer together with KTM boss Stefan Pierer.
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