RB Leipzig confirm Mintzlaff’s resignation
Oliver Mintzlaff
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RB Leipzig has now officially confirmed the media reports about Oliver Mintzlaff resigning. The 47-year-old will still be available to the Saxons as a member of the supervisory board.
RB Leipzig has now officially confirmed the media reports about Oliver Mintzlaff resigning. The 47-year-old will still be available to the Saxons as a member of the supervisory board.
After the death of Dietrich Mateschitz, Oliver Mintzlaff will in future act as one of three managing directors of the entire Red Bull Group. His official name at the Brause company is “CEO Corporate Projects & New Investments” – all sports projects are united under this field: In addition to football, the ice hockey area and the Formula 1 team. The TV station ‘Servus TV’ is also one of them.
RB Leipzig confirmed in this context that the 47-year-old will resign as managing director and chairman of the club. In the future he wants to support the German top club as a supervisory board – but his influence will decrease significantly compared to the past few years.
It is still unclear who will succeed the ex-CEO at RB Leipzig. Florian Scholz, the previous commercial manager for sport, would actually be a logical choice – according to table footballHowever, he will not take over this position.
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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as RB Leipzig confirm Mintzlaff’s resignation released.