Annemarie Weißenbacher signs contract as PMU Rector

The negotiations have been completed, and the contract with Paracelsus Medical Private University has been signed. Weißenbacher will assume the position of Rector on January 1, 2026.

"All formal steps have now been completed. I am very pleased that we were able to conclude the discussions in a constructive and goal-oriented manner," emphasizes Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sperl. As of January 1, 2026, Assoc. Prof. Annemarie Weißenbacher will officially take on her new role as Rector of PMU. The 43-year-old visceral and transplant surgeon succeeds Univ.-Prof. Wolfgang Sperl, who is leading PMU until the end of the year in his second term. "I am extraordinarily pleased and it is a great honor for me, as a native of St. Koloman, to be able to lead PMU as Rector in the future. I will carry out this function with appropriate humility, but also with determination, and I am very much looking forward to working with my new team," emphasizes the native Tennengauer after the contract signing.

"Personality with the highest medical expertise"

The Board of Trustees of Paracelsus Medical Private University had decided on Weißenbacher after a multi-stage selection process. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Governor Dr. Wilfried Haslauer, subsequently instructed PMU to enter into negotiations with the candidate and justified the decision as follows: "This ensures that a personality with the highest medical expertise but also great creative power will continue to lead this institution, which is so significant for the medical community, into the future. This choice also ensures that the medical and scientific achievements of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sperl will remain an important foundation for further development." After the successful appointment negotiations, the contract was finally signed yesterday evening. A structured and comprehensive handover of the agenda between Rector Sperl and his successor is already in planning.

Translated by Le Chat / Mistral AI