Examples of successful lobbying strategies
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Mag. Gerhard HUEMER
Director Economic and Fiscal Affairs, European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Brussels
| 1986 | University Linz, Diploma in Economics |
| 1987-1998 | Economic Policy Department, Austrian Economic Chamber |
| 1994-1998 | Managing Director, Austrian Advisory Council for Economic and Social Affairs |
| since 1999 | Director for Economic and Fiscal Policies and Head of the Study Unit, UEAPME (European Association for Crafts and SMEs), Brussels |
Mag. Gregor KREUZHUBER
Consultant, g+ Europe, Brussels
| University degree economic sciences in Vienna and Madrid | |
| Option trader in London | |
| Freelance journalist | |
| Member of Cabinet of EU Commissioner Franz Fischler | |
| Spokesperson of EU Commissioner Franz Fischler | |
| Spokesperson of EU Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen | |
| Senior Partner at g+ europe, Brussels | |
| With his in-depth knowledge of the EU's media and decision-making process, Gregor provides strategic advice for the EU consultancy GPlus Europe to a number of blue-chip companies from the IT, energy and chemicals sector. | |
| Prior to joining GPlus as a partner in 2006 Gregor spent over ten years in the European Commission as a spokesperson and political adviser to two different Commissioners. His last post was with Commission Vice-President in charge of Enterprise and Industry Günter Verheugen. Prior to this he was the Commission's Spokesman for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries with Commissioner Franz Fischler. He was at the forefront of communicating the Commission's handling of the BSE crisis and was part of the EU's negotiating team at the WTO Summits in Seattle, Doha, Cancun and Geneva. | |
| During his stint with the European Commission he communicated their position on many of the headline-grabbing pieces of EU legislation, including the EU's new chemicals registration system (REACH), the new legislative framework for the European car industry, the Better Regulation initiative, the reform of farm and fisheries policies, the foot-and-mouth crisis and the Doha Development Round. | |
| This experience has given him a unique understanding and insight into how high-level policy making works in the EU. His specific areas of expertise are crisis communication and the fields of biotechnology, trade, agriculture, information technology and industry policy. |
Mag.iur. Sigrid LINHER-DEUTSCHMANN
Environment Manager, ORGALIME, The European Engineering Industries Association, Brussels
| 1991-1996 | Law Studies/Master degree, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Specialisation in EU law |
| 1997 | European Commission Brussels, Cabinet of Commissioner Martin Bangemann, trainee |
| University of Graz, Institute for Constitutional Law, Administration Law and Political Science, Assistant | |
| 1998-1999 | RAG Representation Office Brussels (Energy and Technology Group, Essen/Germany), Adviser on EU affairs |
| 1999-2002 | RAG Representation Office Brussels (Energy and Technology Group, Essen/Germany), Head of Office |
| 2002-2004 | Orgalime - The European Engineering Industries Association, Adviser on EU Environment Policy Issues |
| since 2004 | Orgalime - The European Engineering Industries Association, Environment Manager |
Mag. Barbara SCHENNACH
Former Head, EU-Office of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Brussels
| 1998 | Eintritt in das EU-Traineeprogramm der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Wirtschaftspolitische Abteilung, Abt. für Integrations- |
| und Handelspolitik | |
| 2000 | Entsendung an das EU-Büro der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich in Brüssel |
| 2002 | Leitung, EU-Büro des Österreichischen Sparkassenverbandes, Brüssel |
| 2003 | Stellvertretende Leiterin, EU-Büro der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich |
| seit 2005 | Leiterin, EU-Büro der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich |
