Roland Weißmann

Roland Weißmann is the former Director-General of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). He has recently been dismissed from his position due to allegations of "inappropriate behavior." While an internal compliance investigation, along with external experts, found no evidence of sexual harassment in a legal sense, the ORF cited the "appearance of inappropriate behavior" as grounds for his dismissal, stating that the broadcaster demands a high degree of integrity from its leadership. His dismissal is newsworthy because it involves the head of Austria's largest broadcaster and raises questions about compliance standards and the burden of proof in such cases. Weißmann's lawyer has announced that he will be taking legal action against the ORF, suggesting the case could become costly for the broadcaster. Ingrid Thurnher is his interim successor.