Markus Beyrer

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Markus J. Beyrer (born August 19, 1965 in St. Pölten , Lower Austria ) is an Austrian lobbyist and general director of the Brussels-based lobbying association Businesseurope . From 2000 to 2002 he was economic policy advisor to the black and blue federal government under Federal Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel , then Secretary General of the Austrian Federation of Industrialists (2004–2011).

Life

education

Markus Beyrer studied commercial science at the Vienna University of Economics and Law and law at the University of Vienna . He completed the latter with a Magister juris. In addition, he completed the European Commission's Concours , the postgraduate university course in European law at Danube University Krems, and took part in the Stanford Executive Program of the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University .

Political activities

Beyrer's political career began in 1994 as an attaché for industrial and trade affairs in the permanent representation of Austria to the European Union, of which he was a member until 1996. He then worked in the environmental policy department of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce until 1999 . In 1999 he moved to the government and became an economic policy advisor to Wolfgang Schüssel, then Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Austria. He held this position when Schüssel became Chancellor of Austria's first black-blue coalition. During his consulting time, privatizations , including those of Telekom Austria and Austria Tabak , were pushed. Beyrer testified in the investigative committee of the Austrian parliament about the scandals of the privatization of Telekom Austria (see controversy ). After the 2002 elections , he returned to the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, where he was head of the economic policy department until 2004. From 2004 to 2011 he was General Secretary of the Federation of Industrialists (IV) . Since the end of 2012 he has been Director General of Businesseurope , one of the most important employers 'associations in Brussels, in which the national employers' associations, including the Federation of Industrialists , are organized.

Economic activities

Beyrer is a member of various supervisory boards: Österreichische Zentralbank (since 2008), Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Österreich (2010-2011), G4S Security Services (2007-2011) and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Raiffeisen-Holding Niederösterreich-Wien (2006-2011). In July 2011 he took up the post of CEO of the Austrian Industrial Holding (ÖIAG), which manages the Austrian state's holdings in nationalized or partially nationalized corporations. He held this position until the end of October 2012. He then moved to Brussels at the end of 2012, where he took over the general management of Businesseurope .

Private

Markus Beyrer grew up in Krems, Lower Austria. He is married and has two children. Friends describe him as "very ambitious". He was a member of the SV Schwarz-Blau tennis club and is a member of the Krems ski club. He is a passionate glider pilot. During his studies he worked as a water ski instructor in the summer.

Political positions

Beyrer's area of ​​activity is primarily energy issues. He is considered one of the most influential nuclear lobbyists in Brussels and is in favor of fracking . He caused a stir with a letter to Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny ahead of an EU summit in 2012, in which he described renewable energies and trading in climate-damaging carbon dioxide certificates as price drivers and criticized the EU's climate targets as too high.

As an employer representative, he is in favor of the abolition of the hackers' regulation , an alignment of the retirement age for women and the increase of the retirement age for pensions to 67, as well as for access restrictions to universities and for tuition fees.

Quotes

“Evropské společnosti jsou proto přesvědčeny, že nová evropská energetická politika by měla být zaměřena na všechny dostupné zdroje, od uhlí, plynu, a to včetně břidličné poného.

"European companies are convinced that the new European energy policy should focus on all available resources: from coal and gas (including shale gas) to renewable sources and nuclear energy."

"Europe must keep all options open, including potentially highly advantageous unconventional energy sources such as shale gas."

- Markus J. Beyrer (May 28, 2014)

controversy

Markus Beyrer is a passionate hunter. As such, he had to justify himself in a parliamentary committee of inquiry into the Telekom affair , in which he took part, as ÖIAG boss , in hunting trips paid for by Telekom Austria and organized by lobbyist Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly , including to Scotland according to own information, however, can not remember. He was also accused of having passed on funds from companies to the ÖVP during his time as General Secretary of the Federation of Industrialists. His job change a few months later to the industry interest group Businesseurope was interpreted as an "escape to Brussels".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Mag. Markus Beyrer. In: Website of the Federation of Industry. Retrieved September 1, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Oliver Grimm: High-Performer: Markus Beyrer, 42, Secretary General of the Federation of Industrialists. In: The press. August 31, 2007, accessed September 1, 2014 .
  3. ↑ INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION WITH NEW OPERATING MANAGEMENT TEAM. In: Website of the Federation of Industry. July 5, 2004, accessed September 1, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Businesseurope: Markus Beyrer appointed as new Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE
  5. ^ BusinessHungary: Markus J. Beyrer Curriculum Vitae
  6. ↑ ÖIAG: Mag. Markus Beyrer unanimously appointed as the new board member ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oiag.at
  7. ^ Diepresse.com - ex-HP board member Rudolf Kemler becomes ÖIAG boss . Article dated September 7, 2014, accessed November 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ a b Gabriela Schnabel: The new ÖIAG boss Markus Beyrer is ambitious in terms of sport and profession. In: format. February 18, 2011, accessed September 1, 2014 .
  9. ↑ a b Austrian is the most powerful nuclear lobbyist in Brussels. Documents prove the industry lobbyists' insight into the secret TTIP negotiation strategy. Greenpeace Austria, June 18, 2014, accessed September 1, 2014 .
  10. ↑ Cerstin Gammelin: EU wants to depress energy prices. In: Süddeutsche.de. May 21, 2013, accessed September 1, 2014 .
  11. ^ IV-General Beyrer: "Increase retirement age to 67". In: Vorarlberg Online. November 3, 2009, accessed September 1, 2014 .
  12. ↑ In the sights: Markus Beyrer. In: left turn. May 2010, accessed September 1, 2014 .
  13. ↑ spcr.cz (PDF).
  14. ↑ nho.no ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nho.no
  15. ↑ Michael Nikbakhsh : ÖIAG knew about Telekom intervention and was silent. In: profil.at. October 15, 2011, accessed September 1, 2014 .
  16. ↑ "Everything went correctly". In: orf.at. March 22, 2012, accessed September 1, 2014 .
  17. ↑ Suffered ÖIAG boss Beyrer fled to Brussels. In: nachrichten.at. June 15, 2012, accessed September 1, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Beyrer, Markus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beyrer, Markus J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian lobbyist, General Secretary of Businesseurope
DATE OF BIRTH August 19, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Pölten , Lower Austria