Frank Philipp Albert

Frank Philipp Albert (* 29th December, 1966 in Schwerte, Germany) is a German real-estate entrepreneur and founder of Supernova-Group, of which he has been the chief executive since its founding.

Frank Albert grew up in Menden, Sauerland in Germany and moved to Graz, Austria to train as an economics teacher after graduating from high school. He completed his studies in social and economic sciences at the University of Graz (German: Karl-Franzens-Universität) in 1994, graduating with a doctorate.

Albert gained his first professional experience by working at his parent’s firm in the lighting industry. He became an assistant to the managing director of the Styria-based Joanneum Research organization for three years, after a number of trips abroad, before founding his own company in 1994. This company is known today as Supernova-Group and Albert has been its chief executive since its founding.

Supernova-Group focuses on the development and operation of specialized retail and shopping centers in a variety of countries in central Europe and has about 60 projects with annual rentals of approximately 80 million euros.

Frank Albert was awarded the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (German: Grosses Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) for his business endeavors and socially oriented wind-down of Baumax AG in September 2018.

• 2018: Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria