| 1977-1983 | Studium "Allgemeiner Maschinenbau" an der Universität Stuttgart |
| 1983 | Diplom zum Dipl.-Ing.: "Kriterien zur Definition und Bewertung von Mischarbeit" |
| 1979-1983 | Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft am Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung IPA und am Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Dampfkesselwesen (IVD) der Universität Stuttgart |
| 1983-1991 | Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Fraunhofer IAO sowie am Institut für Industrielle Fertigung und Fabrikbetrieb (IFF) der Universität Stuttgart |
| 1991-1996 | Leiter der Abteilung "Arbeitsgestaltung" am Fraunhofer IAO |
| 1996-2003 | Leiter des Competence Center "New Work" und Betreuung des Competence Center "Virtual Environments" sowie der Marktstrategie Teams "Ergonomic Engineering" und "Public Health" am Fraunhofer IAO |
| 1997 | Promotion zum Dr.-Ing.: "SYVERA - Entwicklung eines Systems zur virtuellen ergonomischen Arbeitsgestaltung" |
| 2003-2009 | Institutsdirektor und Mitglied des Direktoriums am Fraunhofer IAO |
| 2009-2013 | Leiter des Geschäftsfelds "Unternehmensentwicklung und Arbeitsgestaltung" am Fraunhofer IAO und am IAT der Universität Stuttgart |
| Institutsdirektor und stellvertretender Institutsleiter am Fraunhofer IAO sowie am IAT der Universität Stuttgart |
| 2011 | Geschäftsführender Verwaltungsrat der Fraunhofer Italia Research s.c.a.r.l. |
| 2012 | Bestellung zum Honorarprofessor durch die Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Fabrikanlagen und Logistik |
| seit 2013 | Kommissarischer Institutsleiter des Fraunhofer IAO und des IAT der Universität Stuttgart |
| 1973 | MA in Physics, University of Vienna |
| 1977 | Ph.D. in Physics, King's College, Cambridge University |
| 1978-1984 | Co-founder (later Chairman); Lead, Research and Development team (BBC micro); Head, team ARM micro processor; Acorn Computers, Cambridge |
| 1986 | Vice President Research, Olivetti, Ivrea, Italy |
| Founder Director, Harlequin, Cambridge |
| 1987 | Helped with formation, a joint venture between Acorn and Apple Computers, ARM Ltd, Cambridge |
| 1988 | Founder, Active Book Company, Cambridge |
| 1991 | Co-Chairman and Chief Technology Officer - acquired Active Book Company, EO Incorporated, Mountain View, California |
| 1992 | Founder Director, Vocalis, Cambridge |
| 1993 | Founder and Chairman, Advanced Telecommunications Modules Ltd, Cambridge (changed name to Virata Corporation and merged with Globespan in 2003 and Conexant in 2004) |
| Founder Director, joint venture with E*Trade US. Sold to E*Trade US in 2000, Electronic Share Information Ltd, Cambridge |
| Founder Director - Acquired by CDT, Advanced Displays Ltd, Cambridge |
| Founder Director, SynGenix, Cambridge |
| 1996 | Founder, NetChannel, San Francisco, California (sold to AOL in 1998) |
| since 1997 | Co-founder and Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners Limited |
| 1998 | Co-founder, Cambridge Network Ltd, Cambridge |
| 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 |
