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Vita | Curriculum vitae

Education

1976 - 1979 | Apprenticeship as an employee at the Federal Labour Office

1985 - 1988 | Further training as a graduate in public administration

Professional stations

1979 - 1985 | Labour office in Schwandorf

1988 - 1990 | Labour office in Nuremberg as an employment agent

1991 - 1993 | Trade union ÖTV in Passau as trade union secretary

1993 - 1999 | Trade union ÖTV in Bavaria as department manager
                            Transport and traffic

1999 - 2024 | Trade union ÖTV, later ver.di in Munich as Managing Director

Knowledge

  • Labour and social law
  • Collective bargaining law
  • Co-determination rights (works councils, staff councils, supervisory boards)

 

Expertise / Experience

  • Employee management
  • Shaping working conditions
  • Conduct and accompany negotiations
  • Resolve conflicts
  • Networking people and establishing contacts

 

Co-determination:

  • 28 years on the Supervisory Board of Flughafen München GmbH
  • 23 years on the Supervisory Board of Stadtwerke München GmbH
  • 11 years on the Board of Directors of Stadtsparkasse München
  • Consultancy on the topic of leadership (from own experience)
  • Support in the transformation towards New Work and Good Work
  • Supporting cultural change when introducing new AI tools
  • Searching for solutions between employee interests and business objectives
  • Arranging contacts with trade union representatives
  • Support in negotiations with works councils
  • Support during collective bargaining
  • Mediation in the event of conflicts (e.g. to avoid legal disputes)

 

Important:
I only accept mandates from companies that are committed to social partnership. I refuse to work with companies that want to prevent works councils or trade unions.

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