Viktor Klima

Mr. Viktor Klima served as Chancellor of the Republic of Austria from January 1997 until his resignation February 2000. In this capacity Mr. Klima held the Presidency of the European Union in the second half of 1998. Prior to serving as Chancellor, he served as Minister of Finance 1996-97 and Minister of Public Economy and Transport 1992-96. Prior to his political career, he was a member of the management board of the OMV oil company, responsible for finance, capital markets and acquisitions. Prior to this position he held various management positions within OMV. Mr. Klima took up a senior management position with Volkswagen in October 2000.