Professional Career
 Began as a Field Sales Representative at Master Foods Austria.
 Transitioned from the food trade to the tool trade.
 Became a shareholder in WIKA GmbH after 15 months.
 Joined Hausensteiner GmbH and contributed to its development into an international service
provider in the automotive and mechanical manufacturing industries.
 Founded HTCM (Hungarian Tool Consulting & Management Ltd.) in 1996.
 Founded TCM International GmbH in 1998.
 In 1999, appointed as the first Managing Director, together with Mr. Mag. Matthias Hartmann,
of ACstyria Autocluster GmbH in Styria; also a founding shareholder.
 Successfully led ACstyria into financial independence.
International Company Foundations (TCM Group)
 Established companies in: Poland, Austria, Germany, France, China, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech
Republic, Luxembourg, and more.
 Developed a diversified corporate structure across multiple business sectors.
Cultural Engagement
 Actor in the cabaret group Tolldreist & Unikum (1982–1992), directed by Prof. Ewald Dworak.
Current Profession
 Entrepreneur, Merchant
Political and Institutional Roles
 District Chairman of the Austrian Business Association (WB) in Deutschlandsberg since 2002
 District Party Chairman from August 23, 2004, to June 1, 2015
 Member of the Styrian Regional Parliament from November 15, 2005, to September 17, 2012
 Deputy Head of the Styrian WB
 Chairman of the Foreign Trade Committee of the Styrian Economic Chamber
 Regional Office Chairman of the Styrian Economic Chamber (WKO) in Deutschlandsberg
since 2014
Honors and Appointments
 Awarded the honorary title Commercial Councillor in 2015
 Appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Styria in March 2017
 Member of the Innovation Advisory Board of GHE (Global Hydro Energy GmbH) since 2018
 Supervisory Board Member of Johann Eberhard GmbH (Fisch Tools) since 2019
 In 2022, stepped down as CEO after