| 1989 | European Baccalaureate, European school, Brussels |
| 1989-1998 | University studies, History, Political science, International law, Bonn and Oxford, MA 1994, PhD 1998 |
| 1997-1999 | Assistant to MEPs, Brussels |
| 1999-2002 | European Policy Officer, Diakonisches Werk Berlin |
| 2002-2005 | Head of section, Economic Policies, DGB Berlin |
| since 2005 | Director, DGB liaison office, Brussels |
| | Graduate of the University of Heidelberg in Germany, advanced law degree, PhD, and Columbia Law School in New York, United States LL.M |
| 1972-1976 | Counsellor, Ministry of Economics and Economic Cooperation, Germany |
| 1976-1977 | Secretary of the Finance Commission, Conference on International Economic Cooperation, Paris |
| since 1977 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France, in various positions, currently Deputy Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs and Head of the Middle East and North Africa Programme |
| since 1996 | Associate Professor for international economic law, University Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne |
| since 2001 | Co-Chairman, Investment Compact for South East Europe |
| 1996-2002 | Magistra iuris, Law studies, University of Vienna, Austria |
| 2003-2003 | Project director, Research project Communal Loan Conditions , Institute of Comparative Law (Prof. Ofner), University of Vienna |
| Assistant to the judge, District of the High Court Vienna (District Court Josefstadt, Commercial Court Vienna) |
| 2004-2005 | Associate, Law firm of Dr. Dieter Böhmdorfer |
| 2005 | Political Adviser, cabinet of State Secretary Helmut Kukacka (ministry of transport) |
| 2005-2007 | Adviser/Lobbyist, Brussels office of Federation of Austrian Industry |
| since 2007 | Build-up and management of the European association Direct Selling Europe as Managing Director |
| 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) |
