Education in Vienna, Austria.
1974 – 1979 Study of Managerial Informatics at the University of Vienna.
1980 – 1981 Doctorate studies in Paris.
1981 - 1983MBA program in Stanford, California.
1984 – 1988 Management Consultant with McKinsey & Co in San Francisco, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Germany und Austria.
1988 Joined EFS & Partner to lead the EFS group of management consulting firms (Strategy - and Human Resource - consulting, Information technology)
1989 Creation of Ventana Beteiligungsgesellschaft m.b.H. (today: FVV Frauenthal Vermögensverwaltung GmbH) as a managing partner. Development as the holding vehicle for all activities, initially comprising the EFS-Group and M&A Bank AG, with an increasing emphasis on a portfolio with an industrial focus.
1994 – 1997 Managing Director of one Group subsidiary, Schönherr Chemnitzer Webmaschinenbau GmbH, turn-around management which lead to an overall restructuring.
1997 - 2017 Member of Frauenthal Holding´s Supervisory Board. Chariman 1197 - 2007 and March 2010 - Dec. 2017
SInce 2004 Member of the Supervisory Board of SHT Haustechnik AG (Chairman 2004 - 2012 and since December 2014)
SInce 2014 member of the Supervisory Board of ÖAG AG, since December 2014 Charirman.
SInce 2017 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Frauenthal Service AG.
Since January 2018 CEO of Frauenthal Holding AG.
Current Functions: Owner of Ventana Holding GmbH; Managing Partner of FVV Frauenthal Vermögensverwaltung GmbH; Chief Executive Officer of Frauenthal Holding AG.