

1968 | born in Vienna, September 21, 1949
married, one daughter Graduated from Kollegium Kalksburg high school |
| 1969 | Began to study economics at Vienna´s Hochschule für Welthandel (University of Economics) |
| 1974 | Graduated with a master´s degree in economics and social sciences |
| 1980 | Received a doctorate of economics and social sciences |
| 1970 | Began IBM training (organization and programming) |
| 1973 | Joined the pharmaceuticals wholesaler Mr.Berger & Co. Ges.m.b.H. |
| 1975
| Joined the Österreichische Länderbank AG |
| 1976 | Joined the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) |
| 1978 | Became a staff member of the Office of the Governor |
| 1982 | Was appointed Chief of the Office of the Governor |
| 1987
| Was appointed Deputy Executive Director of the Foreign Research Department
Representative of the OeNB on the EC Integration Committee of the Austrian Federal Government |
| 1992
| Was appointed Director of the Area International Relations of the OeNB
Representative of the OeNB during Austria´s EU accession negotiations Chairman of the EU Commission´s Working Group on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics (CMFB) |
| 1995
| Second Alternate of the OeNB on the Committee of Alternates of the European Monetary Institute
In charge of coordinating the preparations for EMI Council Meetings, EMI Alternate Meetings and EU Monetary Committee |
| 1997
| Was appointed to the OeNB´s Board of Executive Directors as Deputy Chief Executive Director in charge of the Liquidity and Portfolio Management and Internal Services Department |
| 1998
| Executive Director in charge of the Money, Payment Systems and Information Technology Department.
In charge of the changeover to the Euro |
| 2002 | Reappointed member of the Board of Executive Directors |
| 2003
| Was appointed Vice Governor of the OeNB, in charge of Money, Payment Systems, Accounting and IT Department. |
| 2007-2011 | Chairman of the ECB-Committee on Cost Methodology (COMCO) |
| 2007 | Member of the Eurosystem-IT-Steering-Committee (EISC) |
| 2008 | Deputy Governor for Austria at the International Monetary Fund |
| 2008 | Member of the Economic and Financial Committee of the EU (EFC) |
| 2008 | Member of the International Relations Committee (IRC) |
| 2008 | Accompanying person at the European Governing Council (ECB) |
| 2008 | Reappointment as Vice Governor of the OeNB,
in charge of Accounting, IT and Payment Systems |
| 2011 | Was appointed Chairman of the International Relations Committee (IRC) |
- numerous publications - numerous lectures in Austria and abroad - Chairman of the board in several subsidiaries of the OeNB - Holds the Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria |
Last up-date: Dezember 2011
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