Mag. Dr. Bernhard Erler teaches International Project Management and the International Consulting Project in the International Business Management program.

Bernhard Erler is vice CEO of Klagenfurter Messe Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. (the leading trade fair organizer in Carinthia), where he is responsible for internationalization. Furthermore, he is active in national and international fair associations (MA – Messen Austria, CEFA – Central European Fair Alliance; UFI – Union Foires International).

Mag. Martin Gruber MBA teaches Mergers and Acquisitions in the International Business Management program.

Martin Gruber works for NXP Semiconductors (www.nxp.com). He is a passionate, results-driven and action-oriented leader with +10 years of experience in high-tech and semiconductors industries. He has gained deep and insightful application-centric knowledge about smart card technologies before moving into a corporate position in NXP’s Integration Management Office overlooking and driving the merger integration process with Freescale Semiconductor and going forward with Qualcomm Incorporated.

MMag. Dr. Meinrad Höfferer teaches Strategic Export Management and Operative Export Management in the International Business Management program.

Meinrad Höfferer is Head of the Foreign Trade and International Affairs division of Carinthia Chamber of Commerce.

Meinrad’s prior professional career included positions in the BMW Group (Munich, Germany) and at Mercedes Benz (Salzburg, Austria). In his current position, he is supporting Carinthian companies in their internationalization process worldwide.

Mag. Peter Irlacher teaches International Controlling in the International Business Management program.

Peter Irlacher manages the Group Finance department of Styria Media Group AG, Graz, a leading player in the Austrian and South-East European media market. In this position, he is responsible for financial controlling, consolidation and taxes. He started his career in Styria in the international part of the group in 2007 where he played an active role in the international expansion of the media company. Before, Peter worked at Ernst & Young in Vienna.

Mag. Dr. Stefan Jausz teaches International Entrepreneurship and Business Planning in the International Business Management program.

Until recently, Stefan Jausz was managing director of GRIFFNER Fertighaus GmbH, an internationally active Austrian company that sells, produces and assembles timber-framed homes in Austria, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Before that, he worked as management consultant for several international companies, advising them in the fields of business development and financial and organizational restructuring.

Ing. Mag. Stefan Korb teaches International Sales Management in the International Business Management program.

Stefan Korb is sales manager and authorized officer of fischer Edelstahlrohre Austria GmbH, a producer of welded stainless steel tubes, where he is responsible for the worldwide export of special goods. Several years in the supervisory board of a company in the field of mechanical engineering completes his international sales experience.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andreas Knorr teaches Economic Growth and Development in the International Business Management program.

Andreas Knorr is Professor of Economics: Economic and Transport Policy at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer. He received his PhD in Economics as well as his habilitation from the University of Bayreuth, Germany. Professor Knorr has written several monographies and over one hundred academic articles on a broad range of economic topics.

MMMag. Dr. Udo Kögl teaches International Accounting in the International Business Management program.

Udo Kögl is Finance Director for Controls & Systems and for Global R&D at Zumtobel Group in Dornbirn, a leading international supplier of integral lighting solutions. In his prior career, he spent several years working for a leading electronic components company and served as Head of Business Models and Controlling and managing director of a research company.

Mag.^a Solveig Menard-Galli teaches International Finance and Risk Management in the International Business Management program.

Solveig Menard-Galli is a finance executive with broad international experience in different industries. She holds the position of CFO of the Wienerberger Clay Building Materials Europe (CBME) business unit. Wienerberger is the world's largest producer of bricks and No. 1 in the clay roof tiles market in Europe with over 200 production sites in 30 countries.  Previously, she held CFO positions at L’Oréal Austria, Heineken Netherlands and Pago International.

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Peter Parycek, MAS MSc teaches International eBusiness in the International Business Management program.

Peter Parycek is Professor of E-Governance and Head of the Department for E-Governance and Administration at the Danube University Krems as well as the Head of the Competence Center Public IT at the Fraunhofer Fokus Institut Berlin. From 2006-11, he also held an advisor position at the Austrian Federal Chancellery (BKA).

Alfons Prießner, BSc MSc teaches Cross-Border Negotiations in the International Business Management program.

Alfons Prießner is consultant at the international management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. During his consulting career, he worked in various multinational project teams in more than 10 countries. His consultancy focus lies on the industries of agriculture and power utilities as well as on companies with a high need for restructuring and turnaround support.

Mag.^a Ilse Nadja Rapatz teaches Global Talent Management and Leadership Development in the International Business Management program.

Ilse Rapatz is Senior HR Manager at Philips and her main responsibilities are strategic HR development, HR reporting, budgeting, performance management, talent management, compensation & benefits and many more. Besides her professional work career, she also works for the Carinthian Industrial Association, for the control committee of the Carinthian regional health insurance, for the labor market service and for a CSR network called “Verantwortung zeigen”.

Mag. Markus Raunig teaches International Brand Management in the International Business Management program.

Markus Raunig holds the position of General Manager of Henkel Poland, where he is responsible for the whole polish Laundry and Homecare business, which is among the ten biggest businesses of Henkel worldwide. Before, he had different assignments in sales and marketing in three different countries (Serbia, Turkey, Latvia) and worked in the regional Henkel headquarters in Vienna.

Dr.ⁱⁿ Barbara Stampf teaches Fundamentals of International Human Resources Management in the International Business Management program.

Barbara Stampf holds a PhD in Business Management with a focus on industry, innovation and international management. Before founding her own consulting company, she worked in two multinational companies for many years, where she was responsible for diverse HR (and also some other management) functions.

Dr.ⁱⁿ Maria Škof teaches International Contract Law in the International Business Management program.

Maria Škof is attorney at law and partner at GRILC – VOUK – ŠKOF. Her main areas of practice are Business Law, Corporate Law, Contract Law, Civil Law, Labor Law and EC Law. Before, she was an associate at Wolf Theiss Attorneys at Law. Since 2009 she is an attorney at law and admitted to both the Austrian and the Slovenian Bar. She is also the Vice President of the Slovenian Business Association of Carinthia/Austria.

Mag. Alexander Tauchhammer teaches International Digital Marketing in the International Business Management program.

Alexander Tauchhammer is Head of Global Digital Marketing and member of the Digital Transformation Office at the international food company Dr. Oetker (since 2005). Before that, he was working in the Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, London, Berlin and Vienna in digital start-up companies in the field of digital marketing. He has earned the title „Onliner of the Year“ in Austria, has received an award at the Austrian State Prize for Multimedia and won two times gold and one time bronze at Austrians largest online Advertising ceremony (IAB Webad) for his digital projects..

Mag.^a Anita Verderber, BEd teaches International Marketing Communication in the International Business Management program.

Anita Verderber works in an agency called frei-stil, which is based in Klagenfurt. The agency’s main customer is FCA Austria with its brands Alfa Romeo, Jeep, Fiat and Abarth. As an event and communication agency, the agency is responsible for product launch events, the creation of communication strategies, marketing communication activities such as road shows, tradeshows, or promotional activities.

Mag.^a Brigitta Winkler, L.L.M. teaches International Labour Law in the International Business Management program.

Brigitta Winkler is an expert for international labour law responsible for the subsidiaries of Rail Cargo Austria AG (one of the leading rail freight logistics companies in Europe) in Eastern and South East Europe. In her prior career, she worked for international law firms in Sydney and Vienna before taking the exam to the Austrian Bar. She also worked for the leading logistics and postal services provider in Austria.

Dr.ⁱⁿ Karin Martin teaches Italian in the International Business Management program.

Karin Martin is an entrepreneurial linguist and advocate for multilingualism. She is a native Italian who has lived and worked in Italy, Germany, Spain and France, before moving to Austria in 2011. She holds a Master’s Degree in Linguistics from the University of Verona and a Certificate in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language from the University Ca’ Foscari in Venice.

Mag.^a Silke Mohl-Lengauer teaches German as a Foreign Language in the International Business Management program.

Silke Mohl-Lengauer has been working as a trainer for Spanish and German as a foreign language in the field of adult education since 2004. In 2007 she also started her career as a self-employed consultant. Her tasks involve consulting as well as training. She is also certified as a coach for prospective language trainers.

Mag.^a Chiara Percuzzi teaches Italian in the International Business Management program.

Chiara Percuzzi was born in Gorizia (Italy), studied Classical Philology at the University of Trieste and attended a course about didactic strategies for teaching Italian as a foreign language at the University of Siena (DITALS 1). She has been active in the field of translation and translated several books from German to Italian. She also teaches Italian as a foreign language at the Music Conservatory of Klagenfurt.

Mag. Josef Urschitz teaches Russian in the International Business Management program.

Josef Urschitz also teaches Russian at the Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt at the department of Slavic languages and at the Faculty of Management and Economics. During his studies, he took part in an exchange program for two semesters at Voronezh State University, Moscow State University and Leningrad State University (today St. Petersburg). For nearly 30 years, he has also worked as an interpreter and translator.