Wolfgang Chmelir

Wolfgang Chmelir has had a diverse and extensive work experience. Wolfgang started their career at the Ö. Journalismusakademie, where they served as a Course Supervisor from 1994 to 1996, then as a Study Director from 1997 to 2009, and ultimately as the Academy Director - Managing Director from 2010 onwards. Wolfgang also worked at the Verlagsgruppe Passau GmbH, where they held various management positions, including Managing Director of online portals in Germany, Assistant to the Board of the ITAL Press Holding, Managing Director of LIFE RADIO, and Assistant to the Managing Director of the LANDESVERLAG Holding, from 1996 to 2005. Additionally, they served as the Director of Advertising Market at the Verband Österreichischer Zeitungen (VÖZ) from 2005 to 2009. Recently, they have worked as the Head of Marketing, Product Management & Communications at Banner Batterien Österreich from 2016 to 2017, and currently as the spokesperson and Group Head of Communications & Marketing Services at Miba Group since March 2017.

Wolfgang Chmelir began their education at Kollegium Aloisianum Linz, where they obtained their Matura degree in 1989. From 1989 to 1996, they pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Communications, Politics, and Law at Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg. In 2000 to 2001, they attended Werbe Akademie and received a diploma in Internet Marketing. In 2003 to 2004, Wolfgang Chmelir participated in the Scandinavian International Management Institute: Leaders Program for Media Managers, earning a certificate. Finally, from 2006 to 2008, they pursued an MBA in Media Management at Fachhochschule St Pölten.