| BA Hons Accountancy & Finance, University of London
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| Qualified and registered member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)
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1988-1992 | Assistant to Supervisor, KPMG London
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1992-1995 | Senior Associate to Head of Department, KPMG Budapest
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| Partner in investment advisory firm based in Central and Eastern Europe: Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania and Russia
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1995-1998 | Chief Financial Officer, MeesPierson EurAmerica (MPEAC)
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1999-2000 | Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Finance Europe, ABN AMRO
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| Mergers and Acquisitions and Equity Capital Markets business
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2000-2003 | Chief Operating Officer, Global Corporate Finance, ABN AMRO
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| Strategy and Business Development for the Wholesale Bank reporting to the Executive Committee
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2003-2005 | Managing Director, Head of WCS Strategic Decision Support (SDS)
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| Global cash payments and trade finance business created following strategic review
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2005 | Corporate EVP, Global Chief Operating Officer of Transaction Banking
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| Commercial and Retail Business in Europe across 26 countries
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2006-2007 | Corporate EVP, Chief Financial Officer, Business Unit Europe
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| a) Global CFO ABN AMRO (Business acquired by Royal Bank of Scotland)
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| b) Corporate EVP, CFO, Business Unit Europe Global
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| c) Head of Finance Integration; responsible for all financial activities for businesses acquired by Royal Bank of Scotland from ABN AMRO
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2008 | ABN AMRO N.V. / Royal Bank of Scotland
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2008-2009 | Member of the Board of BAWAG PSK, Chief Financial Officer
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since 2009 | CEO of BAWAG PSK |
| Hochschulen
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1996 | Universität Wien, Sponsion zum Mag. phil. (Grund- und Integrativwissenschaftliche Fakultät)
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1997 | Hochschule St.Gallen, Sponsion zum M.B.L. (Postgraduate) (Europäisches und internationales Wirtschaftsrecht)
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| Berufliche und politische Funktionen (Auszug)
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2013 | Donau-Universität Krems, Ehrenprofessor
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1979-1981 | Politischer Referent der ÖVP
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1981-1995 | Leitender Angestellter im Banken- und Versicherungssektor
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1983-1990 | Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat
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1995-1999 | Generalsekretär der ÖVP
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seit 1999 | Mitglied des Europäischen Parlaments
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| Europäisches Parlament
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seit 2007 | Lektor, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Wien
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1999-2004 | Präsidiumsmitglied und Schatzmeister der EVP-Fraktion
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2002-2004 | Wirtschaftssprecher der EVP-Fraktion
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2004-2011 | Vizepräsident und Schatzmeister der EVP-Fraktion
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seit 2004 | Präsident der SME Intergroup
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2006-2009 | Obmann des ÖVP-Europaklubs
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2009-2013 | Präsident der Kangaroo Group
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seit 2010 | Berichterstattung zu Basel III und die Überarbeitung der Richtlinien über Eigenkapitalanforderungen (CRD 4)
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seit 2011 | Obmann des ÖVP-Europaklubs
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2012-2014 | Vizepräsident des Europäischen Parlaments |
1970-1977 | Assistant professor, Catholic University of Louvain
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1977-1991 | Member, House of Representatives
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1979-1980 | Secretary of State, Walloon Region in charge of regional economy and urban planning
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1980-1981 | Minister for Civil Service and Scientific Policy
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1981-1985 | Minister of Budget, Scientific Policy and Planning
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1985-1986 | Minister of Economic Affairs
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1986-1988 | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs
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1988-1998 | Minister of Finance
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since 1989 | Part-time professor, Law Faculty of the Catholic University of Louvain
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1995-1995 | Minister of Finance and Foreign Trade
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1995-1998 | Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Foreign Trade
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1997-1998 | Chairman, Council of Governors of the EBRD
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1998-1999 | President, PSC (Parti Social Chrétien)
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since 2000 | President, European Investment Bank |
1979 | Magister in Economics, University of Innsbruck
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1980-1981 | Fulbright Scholarship, University of Colorado, Boulder
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1981-1982 | Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna
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1982-1984 | Internationale Bank für Außenhandel
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1984-1985 | Research Project on Industrial Policy
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1985-1989 | Economist, EFTA, Geneva
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1989-2012 | Ministry of Finance; last position held: Director General for Economics Policy and Financial Markets
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since 2012 | Euro Working Group, Brussels |