| 1970-1974 | Kochlehrling und Anschließend Koch, Hotel Vienna Intercontinental |
| 1974-1987 | Jugendsekretär der Gewerkschaft HGPD (Hotel, Gastgewerbe, Persönlicher Dienst) |
| 1977-1978 | Absolvent der Sozialakademie der Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte |
| 1987-1995 | Zentralsekretär der Gewerkschaft HGPD |
| 1995-2006 | Vorsitzender der Gewerkschaft HGPD |
| 2006-2012 | Vorsitzender der Verkehrs- und Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft vida |
| seit 2013 | Präsident, Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien und Bundesarbeitskammer |
| 1978-1983 | Institute of Higher Education for Tourism, Schloss Klessheim, Salzburg |
| 1984 | Entry into the family business |
| 1987 | Chief Executive Officer, Hochzillertal GmbH, Kaltenbach |
| Managing Director, Schultz Group, Kaltenbach |
| 2004-2010 | President, Women in the Economy, Schwaz |
| since 2005 | Committee member, Association of Travel Agencies in Tyrol |
| 2008-2010 | Vice President, Tyrol Economic Chamber, Innsbruck |
| 2008-2011 | Member of the Committee, Tyrol Tourism-Development Fund, Innsbruck |
| Member, Advisory Board for Tyrol Tourism, Innsbruck |
| 2008-2013 | President, Women in the Economy, Austrian People's Party Business Federation, Vienna |
| President, Women in the Economy, Tyrol Economic Chamber, Innsbruck |
| since 2008 | Member of Economic Parliament, Tyrol Economic Chamber, Innsbruck |
| since 2010 | Member of the Steering Committee for the Division for Tourism and the Leisure Industry, The Tyrol Economic Chamber, Innsbruck |
| Deputy Chairwoman, Association of Hotels in Tyrol |
| Vice President, WKO - Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna |
| 2012-2015 | Deputy President of EUROCHAMBRES, Brussels |
| since 2015 | President, "Women in Business", Austrian Federal Economic Chamber |
| Vice President of EUROCHAMBRES, Brussels |
| since 2016 | President of the ibw - Institut für Bildungsforschung der Wirtschaft Austria, Research and Development in Vocational Education and Training,Vienna |
| Vice President of Wirtschaftsbund and Vice President "Women in Business", Wirtschaftsbund, Central Office, Vienna |
| 1992-1997 | Study of History and Political Science (without completing) |
| 1994 | Freelancer "Vorarlberger Nachrichten" |
| 1996 | Entry to "Die Presse" |
| 2002 | Editor, Domestic Policy Department, "Die Presse", Vienna |
| 2004 | Appointment to Department head "Chronik/Wien", "Die Presse", Vienna |
| 2009 | Appointment to Editorial Director for the new "Presse am Sonntag", Vienna |
| 2010 | Appointment to Head of Domestic Policy, "Die Presse", Vienna |
| since 2012 | Editor-in-Chief, "Die Presse", Vienna |
| since 2014 | Publisher, "Die Presse", Vienna |
| 2017 | Appointment as Managing Director, "Die Presse", Vienna |
