Gudrun Wagner the assistant of Wolfgang Wagner, the grandson of Richard Wagner and director of the Bayreuth Festival which the composer founded. She and Wolfgang Wagner each divorced their spouses in order to marry each other in 1976. Their daughter Katharina, who succeeded her father as co-director of the festival, was born in 1978. Although officially keeping a low profile, she exercised influence on the festival from behind the scenes. Wolfgang Wagner's attempt in 2001 to install his wife as successor did not pass a vote of the board of the festival foundation. She had been recovering from an operation in hospital
Jobst Wagner Hof. In 1999, Wagner received an award for his activities with GegenwART of the ‘Handels- und Industrieverein’ Bern. He is also an honorary citizen of La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, France. In 2018 Bavarian State Minister for Economic Affairs, Energy and Technology Franz Josef Pschierer awarded REHAU group president Jobst Wagner the State Medal for special services to the Bavarian economy. Jobst Wagner Jobst Wagner (born February 20, 1959) is a Swiss entrepreneur. After attending schools in Canada, Germany and Switzerland, Jobst Wagner graduated in law (lic.jur.) from the University of Bern. Starting in 1986, he worked in different positions at Rehau Group,