Faculty - Business and Management

DEPARTMENT HEAD - Christian Newman, M.S.e.


Dr. Medhi Ali
Country of Origin: Iraq
Current Position: president, Mehdi Ali Associates, International Advisory and
Consultancy, Vienna
Education: B.S. in Economics, University of Baghdad, Iraq, 1965;
M.S.c. in Statistics, London School of Economics and Political Science;
Doctorate in Economics, University of Cambridge, England, 1975
Academic Area: economics; Webster, 2005 – present

Mag. Markus Arpa
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: head, office of the governor, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Central Bank of Austria)
Education: Magister, University of Vienna, 1992
Academic Area: finance; Webster, 2001 – present

Mag. Donald Baillie, FRM
Country of Origin: New Zealand
Current Position: general manager, ANZAC Finance Solutions GmbH
Education: Magister, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Academic Area: finance; Webster, 2006 – present

Felix Bingelli, M.A.
Countries of Origin: Great Britain and Switzerland
Current Position: sales and leadership development, IBM Growth Markets
Education: MA, Engineering Science, Oxford University, 1981
Academic Area: management; Webster, 2002 – present

Mag. Gürkan Birer
Country of Origin: Turkey
Current Position: junior research professor, Webster Vienna
Education: B.A., Bosphorus University, 1996;
M.A., Yildiz Technical University, 2002;
Academic Area: finance, economics; Webster, 2004 – present

Eugene Burns, M.B.A., F.C.C.A.
Country of Origin: Ireland
Current Position: finance & administration manager, Waters Ges.m.b.H,
Vienna Education: B.S., University College Cork, Ireland, 1984;
Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, U.K., 1989;
M.B.A., University of Minnesota/University of Vienna, 2003
Academic Area: accounting; Webster, 1999 – present

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Elisabeth Cassels–Brown, M.A.
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: free-lance trainer and consultant
Education: B.A., Wesleyan University, 1983; M.A., Webster Vienna, 2002
Academic Area: international business; Webster, 2002 – present

Joy C.H. Chan, M.Com.
Country of Origin: Singapore
Current Position: consultant and executive trainer
Education: B.A., Nanyang Technological University Singapore, 1994;
M.Com. of Finance, University of Sydney, 1996; CFA, 2000
Academic Area: finance; Webster, 2006 – present

Dr. Claus Ebster
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: associate professor, Institut für Betriebswirtschaftslehre/
University of Vienna; president, Market Mentor Consulting
Education: Magister, University of Vienna, 1989; M.B.A., Fordham University, 1991;
M.S., Northwestern University, 1992; Doctorate, University of Vienna, 2000;
Habilitation, University of Vienna, 2007
Academic Area: marketing, management; Webster, 2002 – present

Sharon Ehrlich, M.B.A.
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: channel sales manager for
Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMA), IBM
Education: B.A., Adelphi University, 1987; M.B.A., Adelphi University, 1994
Academic Area: Management; Webster, 2000 – present

Dr. Ernest Gnan
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: head of the economics analysis Division, Austrian National Bank, Vienna; Member of the ECBs Monetary Policy Committee
Education: Magister and Doctorate, University of Vienna, 1986 and 1989
Academic Area: Economics; Webster, 1999 – present

Dr. Peter Gumpel
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: member of management board, Investment Advisors AG, Vienna;
counsel, Lansky, Ganzger & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna
Education: A.B., Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1977;
Doctorate, Columbia University, New York, 1981
Academic Area: management, economics, Webster, 2008 – present

Dr. Luba Habodaszava
Country of Origin: Slovakia
Current Position: junior research professor, Webster Vienna
Education: B.A., University of Economics, Bratislava, 1994;
M.A., Department of Economics, Central European University, Prague, 1995;
Doctorate, Department of Economics, Indiana University, 2003
Academic Area: economics, Webster, 2005 – present

Dr. Arno Haslberger
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: senior research professor, Webster Vienna
Education: Magister , Johannes-Kepler University Linz, Austria, 1984;
M.Sc., Loyola University Chicago, 1991;
Magister, Johannes-Kepler University Linz, Austria, 1992;
Doctorate, Johannes-Kepler University Linz, Austria, 1999
Academic Area: management; Webster 2005 – present
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Mag. Hendrik Homan, M.B.A.
Country of Origin: Netherlands
Current Position: independent consultant
Education: Magister, University of Vienna, 1971; M.B.A., INSEAD, Fontainebleau, 1973
Academic Area: marketing; Webster, 2004 – present

Anand Karunakaran, M.B.A.
Country of Origin: Singapore
Current Position: Director/Managing Partner, The Envision Group, Hungary;
Visiting Lecturer, Budapest
Education: B.A., Iowa State University, 1988;
M.B.A. Monash Unviersity Australia, 1994
Academic Area: business, management; Webster, 2006 – present

Mag. Ulrich Königswieser
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: Managing Partner and Consultant: Koenigswieser & Network, Vienna
Education: Magister, University of Vienna, 1999
Academic Area: Human Resource Management;
Webster, 2004 – present

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Dr. Christian Kreuzer
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: director of the department of finance, accounting and taxation,
FHW University, Vienna
Education: Magister and Doctorate, University of Vienna, 1988 and 1995
Academic Area: finance; Webster 1998 – present

Dr. Christopher Kummer
Country of Origin: Germany
Current Position: adjunct professor, Webster Vienna
Education: B.A., University of St. Gallen, 1997;
M.B.A., University of Gallen, 1999;
Ph.D., Technical University Berlin, 2004
Academic Area: business and management; Webster, 2004 – present

Charles La Fond, M.B.A.
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: independent trainer and consultant
Education: B.A., St. John’ s University, 1978;
M.B.A., Thunderbird School of Global Management, 1980
Academic Area: management; Webster, 1992 – present

Dr. Maria Madlberger
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: senior research pofessor, Webster Vienna
Education: Magister, Vienna University of Economics and Business, 1998;
Doctorate, Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2002;
Habilitation, Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2009
Academic Area: business, marketing, and information technology; Webster, 2009 – present
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Marion Mansberger, M.B.A.
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: freelance consultant; senior associate
Education: B.S. and M.B.A., Central Missouri State University
Academic Area: tourism management; Webster, 2009 – present

Charles McFerren, M.B.A.
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: Trainer and Consultant; Finance Area Coordinator, Webster Univ. Vienna
Education: B.A., Wichita State University, 1980; M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1982
Academic Area: accounting, finance; Webster, 1982 – present

Roman Melesh, M.B.A.
Country of Origin: Ukraine
Current Position: director category marketing coffee,
Kraft Foods, Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa Region, Vienna
Education: B.A. and M.B.A., Lviv State University, Ukraine, 1992
Academic Area: international marketing; Webster, 2003 – present

Christian Newman, M.S.e.
Country of Origin: Austria/ United States of America
Current Position: Business and Management department head, Webster Vienna
Education: B.S. and M.S., Portland State University, 1994, 1996
Academic Area: business, economics, management: Webster, 2000 – present

Nenad Pacek, M.A.
Country of Origin: Croatia
Current Position: vice president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, The Economist Group
Education: B.A. and M.A., Webster Vienna, 1993 and 1995
Academic Area: international business; Webster, 1997 – present

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David Pamphlett, M.A., F.C.A.
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Current Position: M.B.A. director, graduate advisor, Webster Vienna
Education: B.A., University of Wales; M.A., Webster Vienna;
F.C.A. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Academic Area: accounting, management, marketing; Webster, 1995 – present

Mag. Sanja Plavcic
Country of Origin: Sweden / Croatia
Current Position: owner Haas Consulting
Education: B.A., American University in Paris, 1987;
M.A., Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies D.C., 1990
Academic Area: marketing, Webster 2001 – present

Hanno Poeschl, M.B.A.
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: junior research professor, Webster Vienna; lecturer for management (MBA) at OUBS/UK
Education: B.A., Lycée Francais de Vienne, 1986; M.B.A. Open University Business School Milton Keynes
Academic Area: finance, strategic management, general management;
Webster, 2004 – present

Hugh Ripps, M.A.
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: director, Global Systems Management and Performance Center
Education: B.A., Bethany College, 1965; M.S., University of Toledo, 1967;
M.A., the State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1972
Academic Area: management, Webster 1999 – present

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Mag. Annette Schreiber, M.B.A.
Country of Origin: Russia
Current Position: relationship manager, RZB,
Multinational Corporate Customers (MCC) Division,
International Corporate Clients Department SE/ICC, Vienna;
external lecturer , University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt
Education: M.A., St. Petersburg State University, Russia, 1992;
M.B.A., Rotterdam School of Management, 1999
Academic Area: international finance, Webster 2009 – present

Dr. Markus Schwaiger
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: adjunct professor, Webster Vienna
Education: Doctorate, Grauduate School of Finance, 1999
Academic Area: finance; Webster, 2006 – present

Dr. Martin Schweiger
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: head of group accounting, Immofinanz AG/Immoeast AG
Education: Magister, Salzburg University, 1999; Doctorate, University of Vienna, 2005
Academic Area: accounting; Webster, 2008 – present

Dr. A. Nicholas Simon
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: attorney, law firm Andréewitch & Simon
Education: B.A., Haverford College, 1977; J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1980; Doctorate, University of Vienna, 1985
Academic Area: business law; Webster, 1985 – present

Theodore Snydal, M.A.
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Positions: art director & illustrator, Snydal Illustration and Design (Brunn/Gebirge),
instructor of writing and English, University of Applied Sciences, Krems, Austria
Education: B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1994;
M.A., City University of New York, 2008
Academic Area: marketing; Webster, 2002 – present

Erich Steinbock, M.B.A.
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: managing director of The Carlyle Hotel, New York
Education: M.B.A., 1993 and 1994
Academic Area: management; Webster, 2008 – present

Dipl. Kfm. Peter Sunley
Country of Origin: New Zealand/ Austria
Current Position: marketing coordinator, Webster Vienna
Education: Dipl. Kfm., University of Vienna, 1968
Academic Area: marketing; Webster, 1988 – present

Gordon van der Veen, M.A.
Country of Origin: India
Current Position: managing partner, Van Der Veen Management Services KG;
managing director, Management Systems Integration Limited
Education: B.Com., Bangalore University, 1974;
Postgraduate Diploma, St. Joseph’s College of Business Administration, 1977;
M.A., Webster Vienna, 1985
Academic Area: accounting, finance, management; Webster, 1989 – present

Dr. Rudolf Vogl
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: senior vice president human resources, Raiffeisen International, Vienna
Education: Doctorate in Law, University of Vienna, 1982
Academic Area: human resource management; Webster, 1999 – present

Dr. Koko Warner
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: head of section environmental migration,
Social Vulnerability and Adaptation Section, United Nations University,
Institute for Environment and Human Security UNU-EHS
Education: B.A., Brigham Young University, 1994;
M.A., George Washington University, 1996; Doctorate, University of Vienna, 1999
Academic Area: economics; Webster, 1997 – present

Dr. Claudia Wendrich
Country of Origin: Germany
Current Position: manager of HR Business Development in IBM CEEMEA (Acting)
Education: Ph.D. in international law (UCL), LL.M. in comparative law (Manitoba)
Academic Area: employment law, international law; Webster, 2004 – present

Dipl. Kfm. Norbert Wetzel, M.B.A.
Country of Origin: Austria
Current Position: HR management coordinator, Webster Vienna
Education: Dipl.Kfm. Hochschule fuer Welthandel, Vienna, 1962;
M.B.A., Columbia Business School, 1964
Academic Area: finance, human resource management; Webster, 1992 – present

Kent Wilson, M.B.A.
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: adjunct professor, Webster Vienna
Education: B.A. and M.B.A., Harvard University, 1963 and 1973
Academic Area: management; Webster, 1995 – present

Josette Winkler, M.A.
Country of Origin: United States of America
Current Position: national training consultant, Santa Cruz Teacher Center;
lecturer, San Jose State University
Education: B.A. Liberal Studies, University of Pacific, 1997;
M.A. in Educational Leadership, CSU Sacramento, 2004
Academic Area: management; Webster, 2009 – present

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