Kathrin Glock


Kathrin Glock is an Austrian entrepreneur and supporter of animal welfare.

Life

Kathrin Glock was born and raised in Carinthia, Austria. In July 2011, she married Gaston Glock.

Career

Since 2010, Kathrin Glock has been responsible for the Glock Horse Performance Center. Members of the GLOCK Team include dressage world champions Edward Gal, Hans Peter Minderhoud, and Nicole Werner, as well as the show jumping equestrian Gerco Schröder.
In 2012 Glock became a board member of Glock GmbH. She is also part of the IGG Private Foundation and donor of the Gaston and Kathrin Glock Private Foundation. She is also part of the medical advisory board of the Glock Health, Science and Research GmbH and chairwomen of the CSR Advisory Board of Glock Ökoenergie. She was also a supervisory board member of AustroControl, the Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Zivilluftfahrt mit beschränkter Haftung.
Since 2010, Glock has been responsible for the international standing of the two riding centres in Austria and the Netherlands. This encompasses horse breeding, horse racing, and organisation of international tournaments.
For the GHPC Austria, Glock is mainly involved in the organisation of a series of international horse racing events called Horses & Stars. Austria's only 5-star-horse racing events take place in the GHPC Austria.
In November 2019 Glock accepted the Ladies of Year Award for Glock Ökoenerige in her function as chairwoman of the CSR Advisory Board.

Animal welfare

Glock is a supporter of animal welfare and a vegan. She supports the animal sanctuary Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf, as well as smaller animal welfare organisations, and non-profit organizations such as the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Since 2017, the Gaston and Kathrin Glock Private Foundation has been prize donors of the Kärntner Tierschutzpreis, which awards events, associations and private individuals for their achievements in animal protection.

Awards