Background
Wieland, Ferdinand was born on March 20, 1943 in Unternberg Salzburg, Austria. Came to the United States, 1966. Naturalized, 1969. Son of Rupert and Elisabeth (Bernthaler) Wieland.
Wieland, Ferdinand was born on March 20, 1943 in Unternberg Salzburg, Austria. Came to the United States, 1966. Naturalized, 1969. Son of Rupert and Elisabeth (Bernthaler) Wieland.
Diploma, Hotel and Restaurant School, Salzburg, 1961. Bachelor of Science, Widener University, 1985.
Hotel trainee, Hotel Elite and Beau Rivage Palace, Biel and Lausanne, Switzerland, 1961; chef de rang, Holland American Lines, Rotterdam, 1962-1966; maitre d', Salum Sanctorum, New York City, 1966; maitre d', Hotel du Pont, 1967-1968; food and beverage director, Hotel du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware, 1971-1977; general manager, Hotel du Pont, Wilmington, Delaware, 1978-1991; president, chairman, Preferred Hotel & Resorts Worldwide, Oakbrook, Illinois, 1985-1990; also board directors, Preferred Hotel & Resorts Worldwide, Oakbrook, Illinois president, Global Marketing Associations, Wilmington, since 1988.
President Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1983-1984. Commissioned member governor's tourism advisory board, Dover, Delaware, 1981-1991. Chairman advisory board Hotel School, University Delaware, 1981-1991.
Board directors American Red Cross, Wilmington, 1984-1986. Member Delaware Republican State Committee, since 1988, Republican National Committee, since 1987. With United States Army, 1968-1971.
United States Army Reserve, 1971-1974. Member American Hotel Association (corporation), International Hotel Association, International Protocol Officers Association, American Hotel and Motel Association (board directors, member executive committee 1978-1991, trustee Educational Institute 1983-1988), Governors Foreign Trade Council, Association Internat Skal Clubs, Tavern Club, Rotary, (board directors Wilmington club since 1989).
Married Edda Hafner, April 19, 1966.