| | import Company, Berlin and Vienna |
| 1970-1974 | Assistant to the Japanese manager responsible for the COMECON market; Marubeni Corporation, Japanese export- |
| 1974-1977 | Account Manager and Account Director/Group Account Director; Gramm & Grey, advertising agency, Vienna |
| 1977-1980 | Advertising Manager for the audio and home electronics sector; Österreichische Philips Industrie, Vienna |
| 1980-1985 | Account Director/Group Account Director and Authorised Signatory; GGK International, advertising agency, Vienna |
| 1985-1988 | Agency Head and Account Director; Grey Group, advertising agency, Vienna |
| 1986 | Professional examinations in advertising consultancy and advertising media |
| 1988 | Founder and Chief Executive; MediaCom, media agency |
| 1988-1992 | Agency Head; Member of the Executive Board; BZW Advertising, advertising agency, Vienna |
| | Handover of management to spouse Anna (2002) |
| | Transfer of business to spouse, termination of all business licences (2011) |
| 1992 | Self-employed: BECKER. advertising agency, Vienna and Perchtoldsdorf |
| since 2001 | Secretary-General, Austrian Senior Citizens' Association (ÖSB) |
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| | Transfer of business to spouse, termination of all business licences (2011) |
| since 2011 | Member of European Parliament |
| since 2001 | Austrian Senior Citizens' Association (ÖSB); Secretary-General |
