OUR TEAM
Salzburg verkehr CREATES CONNECTIONS
Through our efforts, we hope to inspire all the people of Salzburg to use public transport. With an outstanding mobility provision, our aim is to offer our customers optimum official connections and so to make public transport the transport of choice. As a service partner we are always on hand for all our customers; together with our staff and transport providers, we work every day to exceed their expectations.
Management
Salzburg Verkehr creates connections. “One for all” is our motto – our basic promise. This is what drives our mission and our vision.
“I am proud of my team, who work every day with passion and expertise to provide our passengers with a diverse, eco-friendly, and future-oriented service.“
Mag. Johannes Gfrerer
CEO
Facts
Salzburger Verkehrsverbund GmbH has been in existence since 1995. Over the three intervening decades we have achieved much, improved much, and convinced the people of Salzburg to switch to public transport.
EMPLOYEES
ensure the establishment and continuous improvement of an eco-friendly mobility network in Salzburg.
YEARS
long Salburg Verkehr has been taking care of mobility in Salzburg.
ANNUAL NETWORK TICKETS
are now used every year, making an important contribution to mobility in Salzburg. Powerful, or what?!
BUSES AND TRAINS
travel in and through Salzburg, getting our passengers to their destination, even beyond the border.
BUS DRIVERS
work every day to transport our passengers safely and reliably across Salzburg.
PASSANGERS
use our public transport provision every year to travel sustainably and conveniently across the federal state of Salzburg.
The Team
Nearly 60 motivated public transport enthusiasts work passionately towards one goal: a mobility network for Salzburg that is convincing, works, and gets our passengers to their destination.
MANAGEMENT & OFFICE
Johannes
CEO
Isabelle
Executive Assistant
Angela
Executive Assistant / Front Office
Ricardo, a Costa Rican, moved to Salzburg for love. As a secretary, his knows everything that is happening in the company and always tries to start the day with a positive attitude. In his spare time he likes walking with his dog/son, Speck – which is German for Specki.
Ricardo
Front Office
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Martin
Head of the Legal Department, Authorised Officer
Michael has been a part of the SVG team since 2014 and looks after the areas of legal and tendering in the company. He happily allows his passion for music and song to slip into our internal festivities.
Michael
Legal Department
Herbert
Permissions
TOURIST SERVICES & FARES & CUSTOMER CENTRE
Wilhelm
Head of Customer Service, Cooperation Agreements & Fares, Authorised Officer
Dietmar is in charge of fares and handles collaborations, which are always exciting. On the side, he is a professional Gummi Bear tester, and his sense of humour often raises a laugh with half the staff.
Dietmar
Tourist Services & Fares
Claudia
Customer Service Team Leader
Jana joined the Customer Centre team in 2024. As an all-rounder she supports the back office with organisation, enquiry management and knowledge sharing. On the bus you will usually find her with a book in her hands.
Jana
Customer Centre
Danira (Maternity Leave)
Customer Centre
Michael actually wanted to move to Spain in 2022, but his train ticket was valid only as far as Hofwirt, in the local railway company area. Since then he has been looking after (Climate) tickets and other customer matters in the front office.
Michael
Customer Centre, Season Tickets
Alexandra wanted not to be a princess but to work on the railway, so her path took her from the platform to our Customer Centre, where she looks after our passengers.
Alexandra
Customer Centre, Season Tickets
Nicole is fully dedicated to supporting the Salzburger Verkehrsverbund back office. At home she gives her all for her two children and the family. In her spare time she loves motor boating and is a fan of Red Bull Salzburg.
Nicole
Customer Centre, Season Tickets
Cansu started at Salzburg Verkehr in the Customer Centre front office in 2020 and has worked in the back office since 2023. Her responsibilities include all tasks relating to season tickets. Moreover, as the point of contact for job tickets, Cansu gets the company moving.
Cansu
Customer Centre, Season Tickets, Jobticket
Stefan has worked for Salzburg Verkehr in the Customer Centre back office ever since 2013. As well as processing the various annual pass requests, Stefan is the main point of contact for free travel for school pupils / apprentices. When he is not working, he can usually be found on various golf courses.
Stefan
Season Tickets
Astrid can be found in the back-office area at the Customer Centre. In addition to her everyday work, she is the point of contact for cycle boxes. On her desk there is always a picture of her dog, Frieda.
Astrid
Season Tickets
Silvia works part-time and helps in all back-office areas. Reminders and debt collection are her pet project.
Silvia
Season Tickets
Sabine has worked for Salzburger Verkehrsverbund since 2013. Since autumn 2023, as a newly certified instructor in adult education, she has looked after the area of courses and training. Her motto: “Those who want find a way; those who don’t want find excuses.”
Sabine
Training
Johannes has been a part of the team at Salzburg Verkehr since 2023 and is our troubleshooter when it comes to feedback, comments, suggestions and criticism.
Johannes
Customer Feedback
Your feedback is important to Manuela! If ever something has gone not so well, Manuela in the feedback department will always try to find a positive solution.
Manuela
Customer Feedback
FINANCE, DATA ANALYSIS & SUSTAINABILITY
Nina is responsible for finance, data analysis and sustainability reporting at SVG. Together with her team, she guarantees accurate financial management.
Nina
Head of Finance, Data Analysis & Sustainability, Authorised Officer
Bernadette is an old hand in our team and has been with us since 2005. She started in bookkeeping, had an intermezzo in season tickets, and is now responsible for accounts payable.
Bernadette
Accounting, Bookkeeping
Sandra
Accounting, Bookkeeping
Sonja is responsible for billing of tourist contracts and ensures that everything is kept in order here in bookkeeping. Personally, she is discovering the world from a whole new perspective: through the eyes of her little daughter, who is reminding her of the magic of everyday life.
Sonja
Accounting, Bookkeeping
Ebubekir has been supporting the Salzburger Verkehrsverbund data analysis team since 2020, diligently and conscientiously creating clarity in the chaos of data. In his involvement with key processes and many smaller projects he always remains calm.
Ebubekir
Data Analysis
Martin
Data Analysis
Elvira
Data Analysis
Pétér joined our team in 2024 as a sustainability specialist. In his spare time he is an aspiring mountain runner, and he spends much of his time in the winter on cross-country ski trails. Motivated by his love of nature, he actively promotes climate protection at work
Péter
Sustainability
PR & MARKETING
Yvonne
Head of PR & Marketing
Eva came to Salzburg Verkehr in 2015 as a young fledgling. Initially she worked in the office, but she has now been in the Marketing department for 6 years and is already an old hand! She also balances out her creative work with running a farm of 20 girls (cows), as she says.
Eva
PR & Marketing
Barbara joined the Marketing team in 2024 and brings a breath of fresh air to SVG, without being flustered by campaigns running in parallel. She devotes her spare time to a range of hobbies, such as knitting, painting, sewing and crafting – she is never bored.
Barbara
PR & Marketing
As a graphic design and creative mastermind, Markus has been inspiring SVG since 2014. He is a Salzburger by choice and contributes his creative talent to a range of projects, ensuring that our visual presentation is always convincing.
Markus
Graphic Design
TRANSPORT PLANNING
Hermann
Head of Transport Planning
Since 2012 Gehrt has been committed to the highest data quality for all information media in timetables and stations and he is also the interface with Mobilitätsverbünde Österreich (Austrian mobility associations) and Verkehrsauskunft Österreich (Austrian travel information).
Gehrt
Timetable Information, VAO
Roland is responsible for ensuring the highest data quality in timetables and stations in the Innergebirge mountains and he is the interface with Mobilitätsverbünde Österreich (Austrian mobility associations) and Verkehrsauskunft Österreich (Austrian travel information). In his spare time, Roland is a passionate footballer and therefore keeps himself fit away from the desk.
Roland
Timetable Information, DIVA
Alexandra (Maternity Leave)
Transport Planning
Christian
Transport Planning
Michael
Transport Planning
Martin has been planning, developing and optimising public transport since 2017 – he most enjoys this where the state of Salzburg is especially mountainous. In his spare time though, he is generally out and about on two wheels, as a keen cyclist.
Martin
Transport Planning
Klara’s expertise lies in transport planning in the central area of Salzburg. Here, it’s about reconciling many interests to make the public transport fit for the future.
Klara
Transport Planning
Markus
Transport Planning
Everything by rail! Samuel has been producing the timetables for local trains in Salzburg since 2021 and thinks about networking between regions. He likes using the combination of bike and rail to get out into nature.
Samuel
Transport Planning, Rail
The first and last mile? No problem for Raoul, as he is the first point of contact on the subject of micro public transport. As well as planning the minibuses, he is sometimes also behind the wheel of the big buses.
Raoul
Transport Planning, Micro Public Transport
Madita has worked in micro public transport planning since 2024. As she feels strongly about our climate, her work helps many people to be able to leave their own car and conveniently switch to our public transport.
Madita
Transport Planning, Micro Public Transport
Matthias has been working in quality management since 2022, where he is responsible for analysing and processing passenger numbers and punctuality reports. Outside work he is a passionate athlete – which he proved with his 462nd lace in the Business Run.
Matthias
Quality Management
Zihret (known as Ziko) completes the dream duo in the quality management team and he knows everything and everybody. As one of the most helpful souls at Salzburg Verkehr he is happy to help with anything at any time, and he always has the warmest smile on his face.
Zihret
Quality Management
IT DEPARTMENT
Jürgen
Head of IT Department
Stefan has been a part of our team for over 10 years, as a developer and database administrator. As a computer scientist he solves problems that colleagues are often totally unaware exist – and in a way that hardly anyone really understands.
Stefan
Software Engineering, Databases
Besnik has been supporting the Salzburger Verkehrsverbund IT team since 2021, diligently and conscientiously creating clarity in the chaos of projects.
Besnik
Software Engineering, Software Project Planning
Matthias has been a part of our team since 2020 and specialises in telematics and network technology. He uses his knowledge to ensure that delays and information reliably reach our app. Outside his work, he is widely known as a regular customer at Harry Bär.
Matthias
Telematics, Network Technology
From instrument making in Hallstatt, Max found his way back to IT in 2022, and he has since dealt mainly with apps and telematics matters. At the weekend he could never do without his gardening.
Maximilian
Telematics, Network Technology
With a smile, Christian rescues our colleagues from the horror of crashes and forgotten passwords. As a proud dog owner and sports nerd, he strikes the balance between office and exercise.
Christian
IT System Administration
PROJEKTMANAGEMENT & INNOVATIONEN
Christian
Project Management, Innovations Project Leader for Mobility Laboratory “Zukunftswege”
Verena had always been inquisitive, which is why she supports the innovations department and mobility laboratory at Salzburg Verkehr. With her two decades of experience in project management, she is exactly the right woman for the job here.
Verena
Project Management, Innovations, Implementation PM, Training PM
Nina has benefited the innovations team with her project management expertise since 2024. She works both on agenda in the mobility laboratory zukunftswege.at and on projects in the area of IT for distribution systems and MaaS. Her many years of experience in project management enable her always to keep a cool head.
Nina
Project Management, Innovations, Project Monitoring of SVG Projects
CLEANING STAFF
Amela can be found all over the building – upstairs and downstairs, sometimes here, sometimes there – and is the real superhero of the company. Every day she creates an oasis of well-being, and with her fun, positive nature she is indispensable.
Amela
Cleaning Staff
Are you ready for a change?
Then come and join our team! Salzburg Verkehr creates connections. This is also exemplified by our appearance: colourful, fresh and friendly. It symbolises a complete network made up of individual lines. We are as diverse as our customers.