| studied French, Government, Philosophy and Political Studies at BA Smith College Mass., Sorbonne and Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, University of Paris |
1994 | acquired French citizenship |
| campaign in France to defeat the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) |
| campaign to democratise the WTO |
1990 | -95 Board of Greenpeace International and Greenpeace France |
| Vice-President of ATTAC France (Association for Taxation of Financial Transaction to Aid Citizens |
1990-1999 | Research Assitant, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna |
1993-1996 | Faculty Member, IMBA, Vienna University of Economics and Business; University of South Carolina, Columbia |
1997-1998 | Consultant; Project Manager, "Wissenschaftler für die Wirtschaft", Nausner&Nausner, Graz |
1999-2001 | Professor, Media Management, Institute for Media- and Communications Sciences, University of Ilmenau |
2000-2007 | Chairman, Institute for Media- and Communication Sciences, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt |
since 2009 | President, Avsiory Board for Journalism Founds, Vienna |
1970-1971 | Senior assistant, Institute for Applied Social and Economic Research |
1971-1974 | Worked in banking and for a certified public accountant, provided consultancy services to the OECD on international tax law and multinational corporations |
1974-1981 | Österreichische Volksfürsorge Allgemeine Versicherung AG |
1981-1982 | Member of the Executive Board, Wiener Holding Ges.m.b.H. |
1982-1986 | Member of the Executive Board, ÖIAG (Österreichische Industrieverwaltungs AG) |
1986-1988 | Deputy Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President, VOEST-ALPINE AG |
1988-1992 | Deputy Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President, VOEST-ALPINE STAHL AG |
1993-1994 | Member of the Executive Board, AUSTRIAN INDUSTRIES AG |
1991-2010 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG |
2007-2010 | Member, Executive Board, voestalpine AG |
2008-2018 | President, OeNB - Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna |
since 2012 | Vice President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
| Doctoral Studies at the University of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna |
1976 | started to work at OMV |
1985 | joined the Planning and Controlling Department |
1989 | took responsibility for the Strategic Development of the Group |
1990 | appointed Head of Marketing |
1992-1997 | Executive Board, responsible for Finance and Chemicals |
1997 | became Deputy Minister of Finance |
2000 | rejoined the OMV Executive Board being responsible for Finance |
since 2002 | CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board |
| Studium Informatik, Technische Universität Wien; Betriebswirtschaft, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
1972 | Erlangung der Berufsbefugnis als Steuerberater |
1982 | Erlangung der Berufsbefugnis als Wirtschaftsprüfer |
| Leiter der Steuerabteilung und Country Senior Partner von PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers Österreich |
| Fachgebiete: Europäisches und Internationales Steuerrecht, Übernahmerecht, M&A |
| Mitglied des Aufsichtsrates der ERSTE BANK GROUP AG |