| Personal |
Born |
on July 8th1974
in Vienna |
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Nationality |
EUROPEAN - but my
passport still says Austrian |
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| Professional |
Since 2006 |
Associate Parter at Global Equity Partners |
Experience |
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· Co-managed the EUR 50mn high tech venture capital fund CEG IV: sourced deals (~10% of dealflow through personal network), conducted due diligences, successfully negotiated participations, managed/controlled portfolio companies |
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· Served on the boards of portfolio companies (e.g., SmApper) |
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· Engaged in fundraising activities including preparation of presentations and presented to international fund of funds |
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· Enhanced and systematized GEP’s internal and investment processes
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1999-2006 |
Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company Germany |
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· Industry specialization: Financial institutions,
some automotive and assembly |
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· Functional specialization: Corporate finance and
strategy |
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· Coordinated McKinsey support of i2b business plan competition and acted as a coach for start-ups |
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· Recruiting (e.g., initialized and
implemented the homepage of
the Vienna Office, promoted McKinsey by giving speaches and publishing several
articles (e.g., ZBP.aktuell, Carreer Startup, WU Alumni News)
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· Knowledge building (financial institutions) |
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1998/06-07 |
Summer-fellowship for McKinsey & Company in Germany |
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· Conducted a process analysis at a medium sized company |
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· Estimated the client's market potential and calculated the
macroeconomic impact in the region |
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1996-1998 |
Siemens
Austria: 5 months in a full-time and 15 months in a part-time
position |
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· Supervised the rapid implementation of intranet
project for the entire department of a multinational |
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· Executed timely distribution of materials over the
intranet |
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· Updated and modified the processes of annual
reporting with MS Project and Baan Hyperion Enterprise |
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· Prepared a handbook of accounting and implemented
an interface between MS Excel and Hyperion |
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1997/04 |
Working for and participating at the Oracle Open World 1997 in Vienna |
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1996/10-12 |
Project for Planet Internet, a leading Dutch internet provider:
Market study on the Irish and Belgium internet market |
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1996/04-06 |
Project for the Austrian
Futures and Options Exchange (OeTOB) - Marketing: Creation of three
standard presentations about OeTOB: |
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· Conducted interviews and documented the company's history and
product policy |
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· Prepared three extensive MS Powerpoint presentations promoting
financial instruments (derivatives), and the company, to the general
public |
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1996/04-05 |
Preparing and holding a speech on the internet, which
led to the decision of my hometown Klosterneuburg to create http://www.klosterneuburg.net/ |
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1995/08-09 |
Two months at OMV
AG - Accounting: |
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· Compiled invoices, cost allocation, and data processing on SAP
system |
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1994/08-11 |
Four months at the Institute of Economic Development of the Chamber of Commerce
(WIFI) - Department for Information and Communication: |
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· Installed hard- and software while solving problems
in the teaching facilities |
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· Handled inquiries and complaints
atically |
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1992/10-11 |
Two months at the Institute of Economic Development of the Chamber of Commerce
(WIFI) - Department for Information and Communication |
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| Extracurricular |
since 1992 |
Board member of the 'Association of Former Students Gimpl' of the
Grammar School Klosterneuburg - treasurer |
Experience |
since 1997 |
Member of the The European Generation (EuropGen) of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
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1996-1998 |
SwoTo: Private Investment Society (investing money for
others, while sharing their profits and losses) with Sandro
Todeschini - dealing with Austrian stocks and international funds |
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1992-1998 |
Board member of the 'Allgemeine Sportverein Klosterneuburg'
(table tennis) - auditor, public relations |
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1993 |
Military Service (8 months) for the Austrian army at the Infantry in Korneuburg |
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Education/ |
2001-2002 |
Conducted research on 'The Influence of Stock Prices on Corporate Investment of Growth Companies' at the Goethe Universität Frankfurt |
| University |
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· Conducted research with respect to "Investment of Large Caps and Growth
Companies in the 1990s", "Cash Flow-Investment Sensitivities of European
Companies in the 1990s: Evidence for Empire
Building and Costly External Finance", and "Stock Prices and Investment of Growth Companies:
Portfolio-, Equity Financing-, or Signal Processing
Channel - That is the Question"
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· Presented a paper on "Cash-Flow Investment Sensitivities of European Companies in the 1990s" at the 10th annual meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Finanzwirtschaft
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· Participated in a seminar on Networks, Agglomeration and Integration and held a presentation on Changes in Network Geography - From the Village Community to the Global Village (For further information, or a final version of the paper pls contact me via e-mail)
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1993-1998 |
General Education in Business Administration at the University of Economics in
Vienna |
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· Finished the first part of my studies with an average grade of 1.8
(1=A, 5=F) and was granted a scholarship as well as membership in the university's Center of Excellence due to outstanding academic
records |
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· Finished the second part with an average grade of 1.6 while majoring in Finance and Financial Markets (Prof. Loistl), Controlling (Prof. Eschenbach), Taxation of
Businesses (Prof. Bertl) |
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· Thesis on International Accounting According to IAS and US-GAAP in Austria (in German) |
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1996/08-12 |
Studied at the Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam(as a part of the CEMS programme, being elected
as class representative in order to improve the communication between
students, teachers and staff and founding the association of IMScEC 16&17 together with exchange students from
several countries - if you studied with us and lost sight - there is a facebook group to join; |
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1994 |
Seminar on rhetorics and group dynamics at the WIFI-Wien |
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1984-1992 |
BG/BRG Klosterneuburg (English, Latin, French) |
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1991 |
Three week student exchange with the Manatee Highschool in Bradenton Florida |
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| Other Skills |
Languages |
· German: Native tongue |
| and |
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· English: Excellent written and spoken proficiency |
| Interests |
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· French: Conversational level after 4 years of French at school |
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· Dutch: Conversational Level after living 5 months in the country |
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· Swedish, Italien: Very very little knowledge |
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Computer |
MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Access, MS Money, Lotus Notes, software for stock-analysis and
e-mailing, HTML programming, knowledge of Baan Hyperion Enterprise, worked
on SAP |
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Sports |
Soccer (1991-1992 SC Weidling, since ~1990 Team Oelberg, since ~2002 Sixpacks United), tennis, table tennis, squash, golf (member of Golfclub Drachenwand), running (first halfmarathon and marathon in 2001) |
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Others |
Stock exchange, internet, travelling, and of course my friends! |
