!!!Gerhard Murer [{Image src='murer.jpg' caption='' alt='Murer' width='250' class='image_left' height='337' popup='false'}] 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|http://www.anton-paar.com] ** 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 [{Metadata Suchbegriff=' ' Kontrolle='Nein'}]