Michael Mronz
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Michael Mronz | |
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Born | Cologne, Germany | 1 March 1967
Alma mater | University of Cologne |
Occupation | Sports manager |
Partner(s) | Guido Westerwelle (2010–2016; his death) |
Relatives | Alexander Mronz (brother) |
Michael Mronz (born 1 March 1967) is a German sports and events manager.
Early life and education
Mronz was born in
Career
In 1989, Mronz organised his first tennis tournament, the Pohland Cup in Cologne, then later the Cologne Open.
Michael Mronz e.K. was founded by Mronz in 1992 as MM Promotion Michael Mronz and was renamed Michael Mronz e.K. in November 2016. The focal point of the events that he organises are sports events such as marathons, equestrian, tennis, beach volleyball and hockey tournaments. Mronz advises companies, associations as well as individual people and clubs on issues concerning sports sponsoring and sports marketing. He is also responsible for the marketing of major TV events, the most well-known of which are Stefan Raab’s Wok World Championships, the Bundesvision Song Contest and the TV total Diving Competition.
Mronz (who himself does not ride) has been the General Manager of the Aachener Reitturnier GmbH (ART) since 1 October 1997, which is responsible for the marketing of the
In his capacity as Marketing Director, Mronz was responsible for the marketing and ticketing of the World Athletics Championships in 2009 in Berlin.[2]
In 2002, Mronz became a member of the board of the Hanne-Nüsslein Foundation of the KTHC Red-White stadium. The foundation has set itself the aim of promoting young tennis talents. Up until December 2003, he was
Since 2013, he has been the organiser of the famous ATP tournament, BMW Open by FWU AG, in Munich. He advises the organisers of the German racing series DTM and of the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin.
Mronz is the initiator and organiser of the "Rhine-Ruhr Olympic City 2028" initiative that is backed by the private sector. This idea of the Rhine-Ruhr region putting in a bid to stage the 2028 Summer Olympics is being met with great enthusiasm from economic and political circles. Mronz has developed a concept that relies upon sustainability and the usage of existing sports and event facilities.
Mronz took over the Chair of the Westerwelle Foundation in 2016, which asserts itself on an international basis for democracy, the rule of law, the social market economy, tolerance and political and economic participation.
He became an
Other activities
- 1. FC Köln, Member of the Advisory Board (since 2020)[4]
- "A heart for children", Chairman[5]
Personal life
Mronz was the partner of German
References
- ^ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg (6 July 2009). "REITEN: "Geld, Macht und Ruhm" - DER SPIEGEL 28/2009". Spiegel Online (in German). 28. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "FTD.de - Kopf des Tages: Michael Mronz - Smarter Balljunge - Who's who". 16 August 2009. Archived from the original on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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- ^ Vorstand erweitert Beirat Michael Mronz berät den 1. FC Köln Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Michael Mronz, Vorsitzender von "Ein Herz für Kinder" wird geehrt". BILD.de (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ tagesschau.de. "Guido Westerwelle ist tot". tagesschau.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Außenminister Hochzeit: Guido Westerwelle heiratet Michael Mronz". BILD.de (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2017.