Johannes Gungl

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Johannes Gungl (born May 13, 1968 in Graz ) was Managing Director of the Telecommunications and Post Department of the Austrian Broadcasting & Telecom Regulierungs-GmbH (RTR) and, in 2018, Chairman of the European Regulators for Electronic Communication (BEREK) .

Professional background

Johannes Gungl studied law at the Karl-Franzens University in Graz. After a post-graduate degree in European law in Schloss Hofen (Vorarlberg), Gungl worked in the energy sector, but switched to telecommunications in 1998, where he was Head of Legal & Regulatory Affairs for the Austrian subsidiaries of international groups ( Mannesmann / Vodafone / Western Wireless). Between 2006 and 2008 Gungl was General Counsel of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Corporation Austria. Gungl then moved to Orange Austria Telecommunication GmbH , the subsidiary of the French telecom group France Telecom (today: Orange) and Mideuropa Partners, an investment fund, where he worked as the Head of Legal / Regulation and Human Resources.

After the statutory “cool-off” phase of one year had passed, Gungl was appointed Managing Director of the Telecommunications and Post department at RTR on February 1, 2014 by the Austrian Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Doris Bures .

In his role as Managing Director of the Telecommunications and Post Department at RTR, Johannes Gungl was Austria's representative on the European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC, BEREC - Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications). On December 8, 2016, Johannes Gungl was elected Vice-Chairman of BEREC for 2017 and Chairman of BEREC for 2018. On July 1, 2019, Johannes Gungl was replaced by Klaus M. Steinmaurer as Managing Director of the Telecommunications and Post department at RTR.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ IGF AUSTRIA: Johannes Gungl. IGF AUSTRIA, 2015, accessed on March 30, 2017 .
  2. ↑ derstandard.at: Johannes Gungl becomes the new telecommunications regulator. June 5, 2013, accessed March 30, 2017 .
  3. ^ RTR: BEREC and the RTR. Retrieved March 30, 2017 .
  4. ↑ BEREC: BEREC publishes Opinion on Draft Electronic Communications Code and appoints its Board for 2017. December 13, 2016, accessed on March 30, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology: Leichtfried congratulates Gungl on BEREC chairmanship in 2018. December 9, 2016, accessed on March 30, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Klaus M. Steinmaurer designated as RTR managing director for the telecommunications department. Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Gungl, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian telecom regulator
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz