SK Südtirol Organs

The SK Südtirol is composed of the following organs:

General Assembly

There is a General Assembly of all the members once a year: The VOG and the VIP each have three votes. (The General Session is responsible, inter alia, for establishing the organization's powers and electing the members of the Executive Board, the President, the Vice-President, and the members of the Auditor's Board)

Executive Board

The Executive Board consists of the President, Georg Kössler (VOG), the Vice-President, Thomas Oberhofer (VIP), and three to seven members of the Executive Board – who are all elected by the General Session. The Executive Board elaborates, modifies, or approves the by-laws, prepares the balance, sets the annual dues and guarantees, recommends and decides on the selection and introduction of new varieties, and conducts the Consortium's business. At present, the Executive Board consists – besides the President and the Vice-President – of the following members: Harald Weis (VOG), Gerhard Dichgans (VOG), Martin Pinzger (VIP), and Theodor Grasser (VIP).

President & Vice-President

President Georg Kössler (VOG) represents the Consortium vis-à-vis third parties. If the President is not present or is hindered, the President is represented by the Vice-President.

Auditors

Once a year, an auditor of the Raffeisenverband Südtirol Gen.m.b.H checks the proper adherence to principles of good accounting, the agreement of the balance-sheet and the profit and loss statement with the results of the books and accounting records, as well as compliance with regulations in accordance with Article 2426 of the Italian Civil Code Book.

Variety Commission

Additionally, the Executive Board of the Variety Innovation Consortium has established a Variety Commission consisting of delegates from the two federations VIP and VOG, as well as three representatives each from the Laimburg Research Center and the South Tyrolean Extension Service for Fruit and Wine Growing.

The Variety Commission is a professional council which advises the Executive Board and which acts, more or less, as the Consortium's "Executive." Together with the SK office, it deals with tasks which the Consortium addresses and reports to it constantly about its activities.

Variety
commission

EXTENSION SERVICE

The EXTENSION SERVICE
tests the varieties in actual
practice at various locations
in South Tyrol.

Meinrad Zöschg

Josef Österreicher

Michaela Erschbamer

Michael Gamper

LAIMBURG

The LAIMBURG
Research Centre is responsible
for pomological / scientific
activities.

Walter Guerra

Gerold Frank

Robert Stocker

VIP & VOG

Know-how, findings,
and viewpoints of the cooperatives
flow via the representatives of
VIP and VOG.

VIP: Wolfgang Graiss and Kevin Trafojer

VOG: Harald Weis and Stefan Moser

SK OFFICE

The SK OFFICE is responsible
for coordination and
execution.

SK office