General Council
Claus J. Raidl
President, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Curriculum Vitae
| Personal Data | |
| born in Kapfenberg, Austria, November 6, 1942 | |
| married, three children | |
| Education | |
| 1960/61 | High school diplomas from the U.S.A. and Austria |
| 1961–1966 | Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, master’s degree in commerce (1966) and doctoral degree in economics (1971) |
| Professional background | |
| 1970–1971 | Senior assistant at the Institute for Applied Social and Economic Research |
| 1971–1974 | Worked in banking and for a certified public accountant, provided consultancy services to the OECD on international tax law and multinational corporations |
| 1974–1981 | Worked for the insurance company Österreichische Volksfürsorge Allgemeine Versicherung AG |
| 1981–1982 | Member of the Executive Board of Wiener Holding Ges.m.b.H. |
| 1982–1986 | Member of the Executive Board of ÖIAG (Österreichische Industrieverwaltungs AG) |
| 1986–1988 | Deputy Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President of VOEST-ALPINE AG |
| 1988–1992 | Deputy Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President of VOEST-ALPINE STAHL AG |
| 1993–1994 | Member of the Executive Board AUSTRIAN INDUSTRIES AG |
| 1991–2010 | Chairman and CEO of BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG |
| 2007–2010 | Member of the Executive Board of voestalpine AG |
| as of Sept 1, 2008 | President of the OeNB |
| Supervisory board positions: | |
| Wiener Börse AG | |
| Wienerberger AG | |
| Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Science and Technology (I.S.T.) Austria | |
| Member of the Board of Trustees of the Technisches Museum Wien | |
| Member of the University Council of the University College of Teacher Education in Lower Austria | |
| Member of the Supervisory Board of the Vienna International Airport | |
| Vice-President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna | |
| Publications | |
| Various articles on current economic affairs and financial issues in economic journals and other publications. | |
Updated: May 2012