Smart parking & urban mobility
The company
Best in Parking AG is a leading developer, owner and operator of parking and mobility infrastructure in Central and Southeastern Europe.
Through our integrated 360° solutions, we meet the many requirements of municipalities, stakeholders and parking customers, while also setting new standards in terms of customer friendliness and sustainability.
Our activities cover the entire vertical service spectrum from project conception, planning, construction and project implementation to financing and the operation and maintenance of off-street locations (such as underground garages, multi-storey garages and parking areas) and on-street parking spaces (parking areas along public roads), including enforcement, dynamic guidance systems, the management of access controls and authorisations as well as their innovative further development.
We develop integrated IT and digitalisation solutions and pride ourselves on our efficient operations and a unique customer experience that turn parking spaces into mobility hubs and help cities become modern, smart & climate active.
Locations
Management Board
Johann Breiteneder
CEO
Johann Breiteneder has held numerous positions at the Breiteneder Immobilien Parking Group since 1995 and has been managing the group companies in Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia and Albania. Mr. Breiteneder has many years of experience in the areas of real estate, infrastructure and finance.
Philipp Gaier
CFO
Philipp Gaier is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Best in Parking AG since May 20, 2020. He is responsible for Group Finance, Legal and ESG. He joined Best in Parking Group in 2016 and before that has successfully held leading management positions for over 10 years. After graduating in law he worked as certified Austrian as well as Italian tax advisor with offices both in Austria and Italy. Philipp Gaier is a member of the “Fachsenat für Steuerrecht der Kammer der Steuerberater und Wirtschaftsprüfer” (“expert senate for tax law” of the Austrian National Chamber of Certified Tax Advisors and Auditors).
Team Austria
Stipanka Ivandic Stefanek
Group COO
Marius Dreisbach
Vice President Finance
Carlo Cioci
Group CIO
Anna Vay
Head of Investor Relations & ESG
Valentina Bichler
Head of Operations Austria & Slovakia
Günter Schüller
Head of Facility Management Garages Austria & Slovakia
Romy Schreibmeier
Head of Human Resources
Larissa Grassinger
Board Assistant
Helmut Sartorius
Senior Consultant Operations
Team Italy
Andrea Levi
Chairman
Paolo Andreoli
Chief Operating Officer
Andrea Mazzali
Concession Contract Management
Antonello Perli
Head of Accounting
Letizia Claps
Head of Technical Area
Gianni Magatti
On-Street Operations
Ilaria Lianza
Office Management
Team SEE
Stipanka Ivandic Stefanek
Chief Operating Officer (SEE)
Ibrica Zulfikarpašić
Proxy
Zorica Brečić
Head of Finance
Ivan Draženović
Off-Street Operations
Nikola Pejković
On-Street Operations
Supervisory Board
Werner Leiter
Chairman
Jo Cooper
Deputy Chair
Bettina Breiteneder
Member
Dr. Peter Hoffmann-Ostenhof
Member
Mag. Julia Leeb
Member
Gordon Parsons
Member
Alpesh Patel
Member
History
Founded in 1976, the group has been steadily expanding to manage its current stock of around 91,500 parking spaces at
209 locations (10/2024)
1976
Completion of the first underground car park next to the Vienna State Opera under Johann Breiteneder senior.
The company expands into Italy.
1983
2005
Acquisition of the first on-street site in Italy and of the first parking garage in Switzerland.
Expansion into Slovakia by purchasing an underground car park in Bratislava.
2016
2017
Entry into the Croatian market by purchasing the first location in Zagreb.
Expansion into Slovenia through acquisition of the first locations.
2018
2021
Acquisition of the software specialist RAO and Bmove. Expansion into Albania.
Acquisition of 51% of the innovative coating specialist Flexiskin. Roll-out of the parking app Bmove in Croatia, Slovakia, Italy and Austria by merging the existing apps to further digitalise parking management.
2022
2023
International infrastructure investor Macquarie acquires a 43% stake in Best in Parking AG.
Expansion into Serbia with the opening of the first location in Novi Sad.
2024
Career
We are a fast-growing, innovative company with a solid, sustainable core business. Digitalisation and sustainability are high on our agenda. Our jobs are diverse, challenging, varied and interesting.
If you’re looking for a profession with responsibility, you’ve come to the right place.