Sigrid Tresnak and Georg Seper have worked in senior positions at the AFCA in these fields for many years. The AFCA Director General officially presented them with their decrees of appointment on 3 April 2024.
“With these two new units, we are making a clear statement; the AFCA will enforce fair and honest competition in a targeted and efficient manner. Georg Seper and Sigrid Tresnak have been acknowledged experts in these areas for many years. This expertise is vital as we push ahead with these two areas of competition monitoring and establish them in the long term,” explains Director General Natalie Harsdorf-Borsch.
Unit Unfair Competitioin Act
Sigrid Tresnak has been with the AFCA as a case handler since 2002. Previously, she was responsible for the enforcement of industrial plant law at the trade section of the then Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs. As well as working in the AFCA’s core legal areas, she was in charge of consumer protection cooperation, the enforcement of consumer protection rules in cross-border cases, and executing the AFCA’s powers in relation to unfair trading practices between 2009 and 2019.
In November 2022, Sigrid Tresnak was appointed Specialist Coordinator for all matters relating to the Unfair Competition Act (UWG). She took over at the helm of the UWG Unit in April 2024.
Further information about the tasks related to the UWG can be found here.
