| Since 1983 Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna |
| 11 years Director of the Financial Stability and Bank Inspections Department |
| 10 years Head of the Secretariat for the President |
2008-2013 | Member of the Governing Board, responsible for Financial Stability, Banking Supervision and Statistics, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna |
| Since 2013 Vice-Governor, responsible for Financial Stability, Banking Supervision and Statistics, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna |
1989-1991 | Special Advisor to the Director General |
| Federal Ministry of Finance, Vienna (with the title Director) |
| Co-ordinator of EC issues in the field of banking, insurance and capital markets |
| Contact point for EBRD matters, Federal Ministry of Finance, Vienna |
1987-1988 | Alternate Executive Director, Inter-American Investment Corporation, Washington, DC |
1985-1989 | Adviser to the Executive Director (2 years) |
| Alternate Executive Director (2 years) |
| The World Bank and Affiliates, Washington, DC |
1979-1985 | Deputy Director, Department for International Finance Institutions, Federal Ministry of Finance, Vienna |
1980-1983 | Alternate Executive Director, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome (non-resident) |
1980-1981 | Member, Intergovernmental Group of Experts of the United Nationals Financing System for Science and |
| Technology for Development, Geneva / New York (non-resident) |
1977-1979 | Alternate Executive Director, Asian Development Bank |
1974-1977 | Department for Banking Supervision and Capital Markets, Federal Ministry of Finance, Vienna |
1972-1974 | Loan Officer, Österreichische Länderbank, Vienna |
1969-1970 | Judicial Practice |
1970-1972 | Post Graduate Studies, Diploma, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna |
1965-1969 | Doctor of Law, University of Graz |
1964-1965 | Law, University of Vienna |
1977-1996 | Creditanstalt, Vienna |
1980-1982 | Head, Syndication Department, Banque Européenne de Crédit, Brussels |
1982-1985 | Deputy Head, International Project Finance Department, Creditanstalt Vienna |
1985-1986 | Credit Control Division of Deutsche Bank (Asia), Hamburg, and Head of the Special Work-out Unit of Deutsche Bank Sydney, Australia |
1986-1987 | Associate Director, Merchant Bank subsidiary of Deutsche Bank (Asia), Hongkong, and Branch Manager of Deutsche Bank, Manila, Philippines |
1987-1989 | Deputy Branch Manager, Creditanstalt New York Branch, USA |
1989-1991 | Head, International Credit Risk and Control Department for all the international subsidiaries and branches, Creditanstalt Group |
1991-1992 | Managing Director, "Specialised Finance Unit", Creditanstalt London, i.e. the bank´s international work-out and restructuring operation |
1992-1994 | Managing Director, Creditanstalt Anlagenbau und Leasing Ges.m.b.H, Vienna, the international leasing operations of the Group |
1994-1996 | Director and Head, International Trade and Corporate Finance Department, Creditanstalt Group |
since 1996 | European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg |
1996-2000 | Director, Lending Operations Germany and Austria |
2000-2003 | Director, Lending Operations Accession Countries (Central and Eastern Europe) |
2004-2005 | Director, Lending Operations Central Europe (Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia) |
since 2006 | Director, Vienna Office (covering Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia) |
1966 | Promotion zum Doktor beider Rechte (Universität Innsbruck) |
| Rechtsanwaltsprüfung |
bis 1974 | Finanzprokuratur Wien, Prokuratursprüfung |
ab 1974 | Direktor GiroCredit Wien |
| Generaldirektor der GiroCredit Bank (Schweiz) AG, Zürich |
| Vorstand des Vorstandes der Sparkasse Bregenz AG |
seit 1995 | Generaldirektor und Vorsitzender des Vorstandes der Tiroler Sparkasse Bank Aktiengesellschaft Innsbruck und |
| Bank der Tiroler Sparkasse in Jungholz Aktiengesellschaft |
| 15.5.1998 Honorarkonsul von Portugal für den Amtsbereich Tirol und Vorarlberg |