Thursday, July 14, 2016

Thomas Wagner: Unister founder dies in a plane crash – Times Online

On the way from Venice to Leipzig a small plane in Slovenia has crashed. Among the victims is the 38-year-old chief of the Leipziger Internet company Unister, Thomas Wagner, a spokesman for the company told. The staff of the 2002 founded by Wagner company that portals like Fluege.de “operates and Ab-in-den-urlaub.de, are deeply shocked.

came Besides Wagner three more … German killed, as the Slovenian police in Nova Gorica explained Hansen mentioned the 73 year old pilot details were not initially to media reports, the other two victims were 39 and 65 years old

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a spokeswoman for the airport in Leipzig confirmed that a private plane for 14:45 was announced at the Airport to. passengers can not confirm the accuracy of the airport, she said.

the reports Slovenian media said it was in the machine is a US registered Piper 32. relying on the police it was reported the pilot had reported before the crash at Predmeja east of the country problems because of icing. The machine was raced and burned in the mountainous terrain in a forest.

Wagner, the company had established in 2002 as a student in Leipzig. Today Unister operates more than 40 websites. To the company also includes the online exchange Auto.de, the news portal News.de and Shopping.de or Partnersuche.de. claims to currently employs around 1,200 people for the company.

In the past Unister had often been criticized and had to answer also to legal allegations. 2012 Wagner had come into custody after a raid for a short time. After a deposit he had been released. Recently Wagner had been charged with the unauthorized sale of insurance. The district court Leipzig examines the charge. To process it previously did not.

Unister declared that they would succeed Wagner’s “timely” regulate and inform. The management had already set the course for the future of the Group in a first crisis meeting on Thursday evening. “We can not compensate for Thomas Wagner, but we are best continued his legacy in terms of our founder,” said company spokesman Dirk Rogl. “Our deepest sympathy goes to the families of Thomas Wagner.”

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