Gernot Haas

Federation of Austrian Industries (Industriellenvereinigung) - Director of European Affairs

Austria

About

Coordination for the European Agenda of the organisation; leading team located in Brussels; representative to EU stakeholders and decision makers; profound expertise of public affairs incl. industrial advocacy. Leading negotiations and communication strategies on Austrian and European Union for political/ regulatory decisions in Brussels/ Vienna. Experienced in designing strategies and solutions in order to manage dynamic, political processes. Managing complexity and ambiguity incl. stakeholder relationships under challenging timelines. Top themes are currently Green Deal, sustainability policies, industry policy/ investment conditions. The Federation of Austrian Industry (IV) is the leading, private Austrian interest representation group for large industrial & financial companies on the basis of free membership.

Experience

  • Director of European Affairs at Federation of Austrian Industry - Industriellenvereinigung
    Jan 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 7 mos

    Managing the division; leading & enabling the whole team; cooperating with key political interlocuters & EU institutions; being the bridge between business and governmantal structures; forming key positions of the Organisation; defining communication strategies for relevant issues; advising companies on Management and Board of Directors level

  • Senior Project Manager at Federation of Austrian Industries - Industriellenvereinigung
    Jan 2004 - Dec 2009 · 6 yrs

    Responsible for design and execution of Lobbying & Public Affairs activities and their successful implementation in the area of Taxation, Energy & Climate Change