Josef Ortner
Born 1956 in Lammersdorf / Millstatt am See - married / 3 children
Current Position
1985 – ongoing Managing Partner of the Ortner-Cleanroom unlimited Group with the companies:
Ortner Cleanroom Engineering GmbH
Ortner Cleanroom Technology GmbH
Ortner Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems GmbH
Career Path
2005 Acquisition of Rud Edelstahltechnik as production for cleanroom systems and equipment manufacturing
2002 Founding of Ortner Cleanroom Engineering GmbH
1998 Founding of Ortner Cleanroom Logistics Systems GmbH
1996 Founding of Ortner Cleanroom Technology GmbH
1985 Founding of Ortner Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems GmbH
1983 – 1985 Assembly Manager for cleanroom and HVRC systems, Altersberger company, Villach
1981 – 1983 Workshop Manager for ventilation systems and components, Seher company, Spittal/Drau
1975–1981 Art blacksmith in the family business
Education
1986 – 2012 Management training
1986 Qualification exam for the installation of ventilation and air conditioning systems
1986 Technical training as a climate technician
1971 – 1975 Apprenticeship as a blacksmith, art blacksmith, construction and portal locksmith
ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS
2011 2nd place with RCPE – Austrian Life Science Success
2010 Carinthian Innovation and Research Award
1998 Entrepreneur of the Year in Carinthia
1996 BOC Best of Carinthia
1995 2nd place Carinthian Design Award
1991 Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Carinthia
What did you want to become as a child?
First a cook, then a priest
What was your first car?
VW 1100
What do you look forward to?
When ideas, tasks, or problems are worked on constructively
Which achievement are you particularly proud of?
Creating our own home as well as founding and developing the corporate group
Which technical achievement do you admire the most?
The nozzle drive technology and the technology used in medical treatments
Who would you like to swap lives with for a month?
Politicians or diplomats
In which country would you like to have a second residence?
Finland or Norway
Who would you like to meet?
Nelson Mandela
Which book would you recommend at the moment?
No specific example
What is your favorite food?
Fish
What is your favorite music?
Classical music (Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, etc.)
What was the best advice you ever received?
Take care of your family and where you come from, stay true to your roots
Do you have a motto?
Success occurs when you do more than necessary, and always!
Josef Ortner
CEO
Tel. +43 4242 311660
Fax +43 4242 3116604
josef.ortner@ortner-group.at
Ortner Cleanroom Technology GmbH
Uferweg 7
A 9500 Villach
www.ortner-group.at
