Technology >> CEO Interviews >> December 13, 1999
HANS JORG KALTENBRUNNER is President and Chief Executive Officer of
Austria Mikro Systeme AG. Mr Kaltenbrunner holds a Masters of Business
Administration from the University of Economics and Business
Administration in Vienna, Austria. He started his career with the
Austrian Trade Commission in Taipei, Taiwan, as a Deputy Austrian Trade
Commissioner. In 1986, he took up the position of Manager of the
International Division of Creditanstalt, in Vienna. He then moved to
the Hong Kong Branch of Creditanstalt as Deputy General Manager. In
1993, back in Austria, he was appointed Head of Asset Management at
Creditanstalt. In 1994, he was an Independent Management Consultant for
Investment Banking. In 1996, he became Member of the Board of Radex-
Heraklith Industriebeteiligungs AG in Vienna. And in April 1998, he
joined Austria Mikro Systeme International AG as President and Chief
Executive Officer. Mr Kaltenbrunner is married with three daughters.
He is a long time member of the Austrian National Rowing Team. Profile
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