GUNTER GASSER
KIWANIS CLUB OF SPITTAL AN DER DRAU, AUSTRIA
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT

Gunter Gasser of Spittal an der Drau, Austria, was elected vice president of Kiwanis International in July 2011 at the 96th annual international convention in Geneva, Switzerland. Gunter has been a Kiwanian since 1987, when he joined as a charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Spittal an der Drau, serving as 1991-92 president. He also is a founding member of the Tombstone, Montana, Kiwanis Club and an honorary member of Austria’s Wien-Europe 1 club.

Distinguished governor of the Austria District in 1999-2000, Gunter served as chairman of the district’s new-club building, marketing and past governors committees; was chairman of the Kiwanis International-European Federation’s (KIEF) youth service, marketing and foundation committees; and was a KIEF representative to the 2002-02 Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France.

Elected to a three-year term as international trustee in 2003, Gunter has served on the board’s communications and conventions, partnership/community and corporate alliances, operations, finance, international relations and executive committees. He has served as board counselor to several districts and was a member of the Kiwanis committees on bylaws and resolutions, as well as the new district and new worldwide service project task forces. 

A life member, Gunter is a Tablet of Honor recipient, Hixson fellow and a member of the Heritage Society of the Kiwanis International Foundation and is a member of the foundation’s President’s Advisory council.

Outside of Kiwanis, Gunter is a member of the Economic-Mechanical Engineering Association; former member of the Economic Forum for Top Managers, Austria; a manager of sports clubs; and a member of the City Development Group.

Gunter and his wife, Christiana, have one son and one daughter.