Education
1984-1985
Masters of Laws (LL.M) Degree at the University of Michigan Law School
Concentration in International Trade and Economic Relations, Corporate Law, Antitrust Law, EEC Law
Honors: Fulbright-Hays Fellowship, William F. Cook Fellowship, Procter & Gamble Fellowship, Scholarship from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce
1983-1984
Postgraduate Student at the University of Munich
Selected studies of German Private Law
1978-1982
Doctor of Law Degree at the University of Innsbruck
Selected studies in Economics and Political Science
Honors: Ranked within the top five per cent at graduation
Professional Career
Since 2009
Lecturer at IMADEC University, Vienna
Since 2008
Founder and Managing Partner, Joachim Kappel Management Consultants GmbH
Since 2007
Lecturer at Lauder Business School, Vienna
2007-2008
Senior Client Partner and Managing Director Leadership Development Solutions Europe, Middle East and Africa, London, United Kingdom and Vienna, Austria
2006
Managing Partner Prague and Expansion Southeast Europe, Vienna, Austria and Prague, Czech Republic
Focus areas: Southeast Europe, Romania
2003-2006
Managing Partner Central and Eastern Europe, Egon Zehnder International, Vienna Austria
Focus areas: Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Warsaw, Moscow, Budapest, Athens, Istanbul
2002-2009
Vice-chairman of the Board of the Austrian National Library
Since 2000
Lecturer at the Department of Management, University of Innsbruck
1991-2003
Managing Partner, Egon Zehnder International, Vienna, Austria and Athens, Greece
1989-1991
Brand Manager, Procter & Gamble Hellas, Athens, Greece
1985-1988
Brand Manager, Procter & Gamble Austria, Vienna, Austria
1983-1984
Free-lance lawyer, Koppe & Partners Law Firm, Munich, Germany
1982-1983
Law Clerk, Law Courts, Innsbruck, Austria
1979-1984
Internships in general hotel management, Germany
Memberships
2005-2009
Member of the Austrian Scientific Board
Since 1999
Member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO)
Languages
German, English, Greek, French, Russian