Curriculum Vitae

Professor Dr. Gerhard Feltl

  1. Born in Vienna on January 6th
  2. Graduation from the University of Vienna, School of Law (Master and Ph.D.)
  3. Military Service, then joined IBM Austria
  4. Appointed Member of the Executive Board of IBM Austria
  5. President and CEO of Expo-Vienna AG (on leave of absence from IBM)
  6. Campaign Manager for Dr. Thomas Klestil in the Presidential Election 1992.
    After successful completion, appointed Senior Advisor in Budapest for Dr. Joszef Antal, PM of the Republic of Hungary
  7. Appointed CEO of IWG-Holding and subsidiaries
  8. Appointed Executive Director of Wiener Stadthalle GmbH
  9. Senior Advisor of Wien Holding GmbH
  10. Management Consultant

Current and Previous Functions

  • Founding Partner of private radio Arabella in Austria
  • Adjunct Faculty Member of the University of Salzburg (1985-2005)
  • President of the Austrian Design Institute (1994-1998)
  • Vice-President of the Vienna Festival (1997-2002)
  • Member of the Board of Directors of “Bene AG” (1994-2000)
  • Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of “Gewista Werbe GmbH” (1994-2002)
  • Member of the Management Board of “Austrian Youth Book Club” (2002-2010)
  • Chairman of the Board of „KulturKontakt Austria“(2002-2012)
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the “Austrian Music Council”
  • Member of the Board of Governors of the Austrian Fellowship Foundation
  • Member of the Executive Board of „Art and Vision“
  • Member of the Executive Board of “Mozarthaus Vienna”
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the “Institute of the Regions of Europe”
  • Deputy Chairman of IRE-Foundation

Awards and Distinctions

  • Knight’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit
  • Gold Decoration of Merit of Vienna
  • Decoration of Honor in Silver of the State of Salzburg
  • Karl-Renner-Award of Journalism
  • Sigmund-Freud-Medal
  • Award of the title Professor by the Ministry of Science
  • Award of the title Councilor of Commerce
  • Outstanding Achievement Awards (3) by IBM Corporation and IBM Europe