Petra Stolba acquired valuable knowledge through her education at a Technical High School, followed by a certificate in Marketing and Sales from the Vienna University of Economics and Business and a post-matric course in Photography.
She has also received a Master’s Degree in Communications, a Doctorate in Political Science, and a Diploma in Business Administration (specializing in Tourism). Her extensive experience in Tourism and Marketing started in 1998 as Head of the Department at the State Tourist Board of Lower Austria (Niederösterreich Werbung).
Between 1999 and 2004, she was Head of the Department for National Tourism Policy at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour Affairs (Directorate of Tourism and Historic Buildings), and from 2004 to 2006, she was Secretary General at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Federal Division of Tourism and Leisure Industries. From 2006 to 2021, she was Managing Director of Österreich Werbung (national tourism organization). Since 2022, Ms. Stolba has served as Head of the Cabinet of the First Vice-President of the European Parliament and at the European Parliament’s Liaison Office in Austria.
Petra Stolba is a member of AIEST, the International Organisation of Scientific Experts in Tourism, and she shares her valuable knowledge and experiences as a lecturer at various universities and conferences in Austria and abroad.
Petra Stolba is an independent Supervisory Board Member since she is not in business or employed by Valamar Riviera d.d.
Petra Stolba is proposed as an independent member of the Supervisory Board since she is not in business or employment with Valamar Riviera d.d.
She will contribute with her vast experience and expertise in the field of tourism and marketing, to the work of the Supervisory Board which, in its current term, will continue to be composed of top experts with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully perform the function of the Supervisory Board in accordance with the relevant regulations and acts of the Company.