9. Family Business Day

From 12:30 To 17:00

FH Kufstein Tirol, Festsaal

Fri 21 Nov

• Business coach, trainer, and co-founder of the consulting firm HUMAN&HUMAN
• Member of the Board of Directors at the family-owned company Dr. Schär
  
  Esther Ausserhofer has been a member of the Board of Directors of the family-owned company Dr. Schär since 2020. Prior to that, she held various management positions within the company for ten years. During this time, she supported international M&A and integration projects and later assumed responsibility for human resources and organizational development at the group level. She is also a business coach, trainer, and co-founder of the consulting firm HUMAN&HUMAN. In addition, she oversees the Dr. Anton Schär Family Foundation and advises organizations on all matters relating to people in the workplace.

• CEO Managing Director
  Empl Fahrzeugwerk GmbH 
  
  Thomas Baumann has been with the company since 2013. After completing his degree program in International Business & Law at MCI, he started as a project manager. He built up the organizational development department, took over project management, and in 2023, together with Gregor Drühe, served as interim production manager. Since April 2024, he has been the sole CEO Managing Director in Germany and is also responsible for corporate development and supporting processes in Austria. One of his key priorities is the meaningful use of new technologies such as AI—always with a strong focus on people.

• CEO Managing Director
  Empl Fahrzeugwerk GmbH
  
  Joe Empl joined the family business in 2000 after graduating from a technical college with a degree in mechanical engineering and completing several management training programs. He initially led the marketing department, later took charge of export sales to the Middle East, and in 2015 became CEO and Managing Director for Sales and Marketing. Today, he successfully runs the company as part of the second generation – true to the motto: “If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life.”
  Joe Empl is also Vice President of the Tiroler Adler Runde and a member of the District Committee of the Schwaz Chamber of Commerce.

• CEO Managing Director
  CARINI GmbH
  
  Simon Sohm has been CEO Managing Director of CARINI GmbH since March 2023. Prior to that, he held positions within the company as Head of Field Sales and in Customer Service. His previous professional experience includes roles at the Hilti Group (Business Development), Afilio (HR Project Management), and i5growth Inc (Growth Trainee). He studied Business Management at the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol and completed an MBA degree program at Queen Margaret University with a focus on family businesses and small enterprises.
  

• CEO Managing Director
  Weishaupt Consulting GmbH, Bozen (IT)
  
  Markus Weishaupt is a business consultant who specializes in family-owned companies. He is an expert in corporate strategy development and implementation, leadership and management, family and corporate governance, succession and transition, and organizational development. He is also a speaker, keynote presenter, and author of numerous articles and books on family businesses. Since 2017, he has been a professor at FH Kufstein Tirol.
  
  

CARINI GmbH, based in Lustenau, is one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality labels. Since its foundation in 1939, the family-owned company has combined tradition with state-of-the-art printing technology. At its sole production site, around 40,000 label types are produced annually in over 15,000 orders for customers in the food, beverage, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries worldwide. The focus is on the highest quality, technical innovation, and sustainable corporate development—characterized by long-term partnerships and strong employee loyalty.

Dr. Schär is one of the leading companies in the field of special nutrition and the global market leader in the production of gluten-free products.
Founded around 45 years ago in South Tyrol, this family-owned business has grown into an internationally successful group of companies. Today, it supplies consumers in over 100 countries with a wide range of products — from breads and all kinds of pasta to sweet and savory snacks, as well as pizzas and burger buns specially developed for out-of-home consumption.

Research and innovation have always been at the core of the company and continue to drive its progress. Currently, around 1,800 employees at 18 locations across twelve countries work every day to improve the lives of people with special dietary needs.

Empl Fahrzeugwerk GmbH is a family-owned company based in Austria and Germany that has been developing custom truck bodies and trailers for fire departments, commercial users, defense, and government agencies since 1948. As a global niche leader, EMPL manufactures around 2,000 vehicles each year—from small batches to large-scale production—and also serves as a general contractor for complex projects. Its success is built on flexibility, quality, decades of experience, and close collaboration with customers and partners. Sustainability, social responsibility, and mutual respect are central to the company’s business practices.

Weishaupt Consulting GmbH specializes in family businesses and entrepreneurial families. The company views these businesses as holistic systems where the unique dynamics of family and entrepreneurship intersect. Weishaupt Consulting supports family-owned businesses by providing consulting, coaching, and training services to help them achieve their business goals.