Tyrol: Christoph Swarovski

President IV-Tyrol

Managing partner of Tyrolit KG and member of the supervisory board  Tysa AG Feldmeilen  

www.tyrolit.at 

Education 

• 1977 – 1990: Higher Secondary Education in Germany (Salem), Vienna, Tyrol  (Innsbruck) and Switzerland
• 1990 – 1998 Studies:
  • 1990/91 – 1993: Mechanical engineering at Vienna University of Technology and in  Munich
  • 1993/94-1997/98: Social and economic sciences at Innsbruck University and at the University of Colorado, Denver (1 term)
• Summer term: Skidmore NY; UC Santa Barbara CA; UC Santa Cruz CA
• 2005: completed doctoral programme at Innsbruck University

Teaching

• 1998 – 2002: Lecturer at Montanuniversität Leoben/ Department Economic and Business Management   

Career

Principal professional activities  

• 1998 until end of 2000: KPMG Alpentreuhandgruppe (audit and advisory) in Vienna  
• 01/2001 until 06/2002: Tyrolit Schleifmittelwerke Swarovski KG, head of Finance   
• Since 06/2002: Managing partner of Tyrolit KG and member of the supervisory board  Tysa AG Feldmeilen

 Additional professional activities

• 10/2007: Chairman of the board of Tyrol Equity AG
• 04/2008 until 04/2016: Vice President of the Federation of Austrian Industries Tyrol
• 10/2007 until 06/2013: Member of business location Tyrol (Standortagentur Tirol)
• 2010 until 2013: Supervisory board member of Hypo Tirol Bank AG 
  
• 2010 until 2016: Member of the Supervisory Board of Schwazer Kommunalbetriebe 
  (Stadtwerke Schwaz)
  
• Since 04/2016: President of the Federation of Austrian Industries Tyrol
• Since 02/2017: Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Thailand
• Since 05/2019: Member of the Supervisory Board of OMV AG