Gerhard Murer#
Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard MURER
- Born 21.3.1958, married, 3 children, lives in Graz - Austria
Education:
- Volksschule Murau (1964 – 1968)
- Bundesgymnasium Tamsweg (1968 – 1976)
- Electrical Engineering at Graz University of Technology (1976 – 1983)
Job assignments:
- Anton Paar Group, Graz
- Product Manager, Process Analytical Instruments (1984 – 1989)
- Manager, Density and Concentration Instruments Department (1989 – 2008)
- Business Development Manager (2008 – 2010)
- General Manager, Anton Paar OptoTec GmbH, Seelze DE (2010)
- Division Manager, Center for Analytical Instrumentation; Corporate Officer / Prokurist (2011 – 2014)
- Chief Scientist; Corporate Officer / Prokurist (2014 – present)
Skills and experiences:
- Developed an in-depth knowledge of metrology and instrumental methods for high-precision determination of physical properties of fluids
- Initiated and coordinated successful research & development cooperations between academia and industry, and was responsible for the acquisition of research grants
- Championed world-market leading product innovations in the field of beverage analysis
- Invented a new method for the selective determination of dissolved gases and successfully introduced it to the world-leading soft-drink and beer makers
- Collaborated at norms and standards development (ASTM, ISO, etc.)
- Built up and directed teams and departments with up to 80 members
- Was co-responsible for the successful restructuring of a small enterprise
- Spent an overall period of several years abroad on business, mostly in the USA and Germany