since 1999

UEAPME, Director for Economic and Fiscal Policy; his main dossiers are: SME finance and relations to Banks, R&D and Innovation; State aid policy, economic policy coordination, macroeconomic dialogue, innovation and R&D, monetary policy and tax policy

Furthermore he is responsible for the UEAPME Study Unit and the Press Office

 1994-1998

Executive Secretary of the "Economic and Social Council" of the Austrian Social Partners

 since 1987-1998

Economic Policy Department at the Austrian Economic Chamber

 1986

Diploma at the University of Linz, Economics