Organisation
Management Board
Director General | Theodor Thanner |
Acting Managing Director
Natalie Harsdorf | Authorised to handle the following matters autonomously pursuant to § 9 para. 5 of the Federal Competition Act: Legal service
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Management departments
Head of legal service* Legal service (national, European and international questions of competition law) | Natalie Harsdorf |
Head of litigation * | Anastasios Xeniadis |
Head of Staff and Special Adviser to the Director General for Competition Authorised to handle the following matters autonomously pursuant to § 9 para. 5 of the Federal Competition Act: Martin Janda Authorised to handle the following matters autonomously pursuant to § 9 para. 5 of the Federal Competition Act: In relation to the heads of departments, § 10 para. 1 of the Federal Ministries Act applies |
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Department allocation
Legal Service unit |
Litigation unit |
Authorised to handle the following matters autonomously pursuant to § 9 para. 5 of the Federal Competition Act: 1 Verification of compliance with formal conditions in connection with the obligation to notify mergers and responding to related enquiries. 2 BWB budget and cost allocation issues up to an amount of EUR 4,000; including ordering books. |
Staff unit
Becka (50% assignment) |
Assistance
Registry | Lippert |
Secretary | Edelmann |
Merger Control | Schandel |
Competition Commission | Schandel |
Library | Böhmwalder |
Staff Unit
Leniency | Krauskopf* |
Public Relations | Fürlinger |
IT Forensics | Thanhäuser |
Investigations under sec 12 Austrian Competition Act | Harsdorf |
Economy | Brunner |
European Competition Network (ECN) | Koprivnikar* |
Budget | Schandel |
Competition Talk | Becka |
Operative Unit
Energy, Raw materials, Environment, Waste Management, Chemicals | Koprivnikar |
Information, Communication, Media, Leisure Industry, Tourism, Entertainment, Post | Eckhard** |
Health, Pharmacy, Insurance, Financial Services | Ivanova |
Traffic, Automobile Industry, Construction Industry, Real Estate, Other services | Eckhard** |
Agriculture, Trading, Industrial Production, Machinery and Plant Manufacturing, Consumer Goods | Becka |
Further Competences
Cooperation of Consumer Authorities |
Austrian Federal Act Against Unfair Competition |
Austrian Broadcasting Corporation Act |
* Double allocation Legal Service unit
** Double allocation Litigation unit
The above mentioned representation only serves as an orientating overview.
For further information contact the Acting Managing Director (Natalie Harsdorf).
Please call +43 (1) 245 08 - 0