David Ungar-Klein#
| Membership Number: | 5899 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | ECONOMICS, BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2021 |
| Main Country of Residence: | AUSTRIA |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.wu.ac.at/en/itl/team-and-office-hours |
Present and Previous Positions
- Since 2003: Managing Director, Create Connections Networking & Lobbying GmbH
- 2002 Global Head of Marketing (offices USA-Palm Beach and London) and Member of the global executive team for Marketing, Proudfoot Consulting
- 2001 Marketing Manager, Head of international Marketing & Networking Projects, Czipin & Proudfoot Consulting
- 1999 - 2001 Group Marketing Manager and Managing Head, Budapest – Hungary (2000), (Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria), Czipin & Partner International Productivity Consulting
- 1997 - 1999 Sales and Marketing-Manager, Austrian Research Center, Seibersdorf – ARCS
- 1994 - 1997 Trade Officer and Assistant for Economic Affairs, Embassy of Israel. Responsibilities: Networking in Austria, Czech Rep., Slovenia, Slovak Rep
Fields of Scholarship
- Transport and logistics management
- Infrastructure and strategic planning
- International marketing
- Intercultural communication
- Rail technology & mobility
Honours and Awards
- 2015 Austrian National Prize for Marketing: Honoured with the highest State Prize of the Republic of Austria and a “Special Jury State Prize & Mobility Award” for Marketing; Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy
- 2016 - present Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kosovo for Vienna and Lower Austria
- President, Austrian Israeli Business Club (AIBC)
- 2019 Chairman of the Award Committee, National Prize Award “Mobility-Future.Prize” of the Republic of Austria, Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport Innovation and Technology
- 2013 Honoured by the Vienna Chamber of Commerce “for performing the 10th Infrastructure Summit Future Business Austria”
- 2012 Senator h.c ; International Junior Chamber International (JCI) USA, https://www.jci-senate.eu/about
- 2001 “Socrates Award” for Creativity and Innovation
