Management Board
Henrietta EGERTH-STADLHUBER
Managing Director Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG
Henrietta Egerth studied commercial science at the University of Linz and then she worked for some years in Brussels. On her return to Vienna, she worked for the Federation of Austrian Industry before moving to the Ministry of Economics and Labour in 2000, where she was responsible for business promotion and research and development. Since 2004 Henrietta Egerth is General Manager of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG.
Karin TAUSZ
Managing Director Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG
Karin Tausz graduated from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. She then held several positions as a strategist, manager and innovator with a focus on the mobility sector, including Head of Mobility Solutions at Magna Steyr and Program Manager Autonomous Vehicles & New Mobility at SBB AG. Most recently, she was Head of Corporate Development at ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG. Since 2023 Karin Tausz is General Manager of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG.
Photocredit: Susanne Einzenberger
Supervisory Board
Chairman
Gertrude TUMPEL-GUGERELL, former Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
Deputy Chairman
Johann MARIHART, former CEO Agrana AG
Members
Hannes BARDACH, Frequentis AG
Ulrike DOMANY-FUNTAN, fit4internet
Christian GRABNER, Knapp AG
Martina MARA, University of Linz
Rupert PICHLER, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Günter RÜBIG, Rübig GmbH & Co KG
Christa SCHLAGER, Vienna Chamber of Labour
Agnes STREISSLER-FÜHRER, Austrian Trade Union Federation
Members delegated by the staff council
Peter BAUMHAUER, FFG
Maria BÜRGERMEISTER-MÄHR, FFG
Monika EGGER-FUCHS, FFG
Markus HINTERWALLNER, FFG
Alexander KOSZ, FFG
Consultant members
(Sec. 6 Para 4 of the FFG Act)
Sonja PUNTSCHER RIEKMANN, Austrian Science Fund
Sylvia SCHWAAG-SERGER, Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development
Management of FFG
Heads of Departments
General Programmes
Birgit TAUBER
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 1001
birgit.tauber@ffg.at
Structural Programmes
Silvia LAIMGRUBER
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 2001
silvia.laimgruber@ffg.at
Thematic Programmes
Emmanuel GLENCK
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 5001
emmanuel.glenck@ffg.at
European and International Programmes
Margit NOLL
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 4001
margit.noll@ffg.at
Aeronautics and Space Agency
Andreas GEISLER
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 3001
andreas.geisler@ffg.at
Andreas HERRMANN
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 6070
andreas.herrmann@ffg.at
Operations Management
Andreas WILDBERGER
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 7101
andreas.wildberger@ffg.at
Heads of Staff Units
Strategy Unit, Data Analysis and Business Development
Michael BINDER
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 7010
michael.binder@ffg.at
Research and Development Allowance
Claudia HOFMANN-TUREK
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 7050
claudia.hofmann-turek@ffg.at
Heads of Central Service Units
Legal Department
Christian HOPP
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 6030
christian.hopp@ffg.at
Corporate Finances
Robert STANGL
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 6040
robert.stangl@ffg.at
Human Resources and Facility Management
Heidrun SCHÖFNAGEL
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 6020
heidrun.schoefnagel@ffg.at
Public Relations
Christoph MANDL
Phone +43 (0)5 7755 - 6010
christoph.mandl@ffg.at
Advisory Committees
Advisory Committee for the General Programmes
The FFG Management has established an Advisory Committee for the General Programmes in agreement with the Supervisory Board and in accordance with the FFG Act. The members are nominated by the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, the Federal Chamber of Labour, the Austrian Trade Union Federation and the Chamber of Agriculture in accordance with the Committee’s rules of procedure. Special emphasis is placed on choosing members with specialist knowledge in economics, business management and technology from different industrial and technological fields.
The Committee advises on the funding of individual projects submitted to the General Programmes, Bridge, Headquarter and High Tech Start-ups. It also advises the management in the following matters: issuing of guidelines, managing the General Programmes, preparing the annual work programme and multi-year programme, further development of the funding instruments, and defining key funding areas.
Advisory Committee of the Aeronautics and Space Agency
The Advisory Committee of the Aeronautics and Space Agency was established with the specific goal of supporting the FFG in strategy development in the aerospace sector.
Aerospace is a high-tech field requiring strong public commitment. The FFG Advisory Committee of the Aeronautics and Space Agency is placed at the interface with the relevant ministry and acts as a major driving force and multiplier to define framework conditions and make recommendations. It serves as a platform for consultations and suggestions as to the strategic orientation of the aerospace activities both to the FFG Management and the Head of the Aeronautics and Space Agency. Working groups have been established to develop recommendations for supporting Austrian participation in ESA programmes. The Advisory Committee also serves as the discussion forum for the FFG’s contribution to the Austrian aeronautics research, innovation and technology strategy of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT), for the national Take-Off Programme and Austrian participation in the 7th EU Framework Programme.