Education:
Studied at the University of World Trade in Vienna, special business administration: “Advertising and Market Research” (1966-1970)

Professional background:

1966 – 1970 business editor of “Financial News”

from 1971: editor-in-chief of the magazine “Organization & Betrieb” in the publishing house Norbert Orac

from 1972: publishing director of the publishing house Orac , development of the  publishing house(comments and books on tax and commercial law and business practice) and a  non-fiction book program and  journals (law of the economy, journal of accounting etc) and public magazines  (Yachtrevue, Gusto, Diners Club Magazine, Golfrevue)

from 1988: Management of the publisher Orac GmbH & Co KG   (until 1/1998)

from 1995:  Managing Director of Wirtschaftstrend- Zeitschriftenverlag GmbH (” trend “, ” profil “)

June 1997 to February 2001:  Managing Board of Zeitschriften-Verlagsbeteiligungs AG (100% KURIER subsidiary) and managing directors of their subsidiaries  Wirtschaftsstrend (where),  Communication Service ,  trend-profil-VerlagsGmbH and  Orac Zeitschriftenverlag GmbH and CEO of Telekurier GmbH

2001 to 2008:  Managing Director Publishing Group NEWS GmbH

2008 to 2018:  Chief Representative Publishing Group NEWS GmbH

since 2018:   Advisory Board of VGN Medienholding GmbH

Volunteer functions

Board member of the Association of Austrian Newspaper Publishers and Publishers

President of the association Media Analyzes

Chairman and member of the board of the Austrian edition control

Chairman of the board advertising market in the VÖZ

Advisory Board of the European Brand Institute

Member of the Austrian Advertising Council

Silver decoration of the Republic of Austria

Golden Medal of the Republic of Austria