

| Personal data: | ||
| Born in Eppenstein, Styria, on May 16, 1957 | ||
| Education: | ||
| 1975–1983 | Studied international economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration | |
| 1980 | Master’s degree (master’s thesis on monetary integration in Western Europe) | |
| 1983
Professional background: | Doctoral degree (dissertation on external monetary policy in Austria after 1945)
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| 1980–1987
| Oesterreichische Nationalbank, worked in the Banking Department (Foreign Exchange Transaction Division, Market Analysis Division, Dealing Room) | |
| 1985–1987
| Lecturer in money and currency theory at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration | |
| 1987–1991
| Representative of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank in New York and Consul for Financial Affairs of the Republic of Austria at the Austrian Consulate General New York | |
| 1991–1996
| Economic policy adviser to the Austrian Federal Chancellor Franz Vranitzky | |
| 1996–1998 | Director of the Treasury Department of the OeNB | |
| Since July 15, 1998
| Member of the Governing Board of the OeNB and Executive Director of the Financial Market Operations, Equity Interests and Internal Services Executive Directorate | |
| Supervisory board functions:
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of IG Immobilien Management GmbH Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BLM Betriebs-Liegenschafts-Management GmbH Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Oesterreichische Banknoten- und Sicherheitsdruck GmbH Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Münze Österreich AG Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board of Austria Card Plastikkarten und Ausweissysteme GmbH Member of the Supervisory Board of Casinos Austria AG | ||
| Other affiliations include:
| Schumpeter Gesellschaft
Club of Rome (President of the Austrian Chapter) Sohmen-China-Stiftung Österreichische Juristenkommision | |
Last up-date: December 2009
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