| 1960 | Born 10th October in Vienna, Austria |
| 1967 | Primary-school |
| 1971 | Secondary-school (grammar-school) |
| 1975 | Academy of trade (with final exam) |
| 1981 | Military-Service (Honorary-Guards) |
| 1982 | College for textile-technology (field: weaving/spinning) – diploma |
| 1984 | Training in different leading textile-companies in Munich, London, Paris |
| 1985 | Beginning of work at Backhausen interior textiles (founded 1849) |
| 1997 | Beginning of presidency at Backhausen interior textiles |
| 1999 | - Board-member of “Association of Austrian Industry” - Chairman of the “Austrian upholstery-fabric weavers” - Board-member of the “Institute of textiles-research” in Vienna |
| 2000 | - Board-member of the “Austrian association of trade” - Chairman of the “Viennese textile-industry in the chamber of commerce” - Member of the “Viennese parliament of Economy” - Vice-president of the “Textile School in Vienna” - Member of Rotary international |
| 2001 | - Board-member of “CITA” (international association of upholstery and curtain fabric manufacturers) - Board-member of the Austrian trade-association |
| 2003 | - Vice-president of “CITA” (head-organisation of European producers of upholstery-and curtain fabrics) |
| 2005 | - Vice president of the Association of the Austrian textile industry - Board-member of the Austrian textile-research-institute |
| 2006 | - Vice-president of the Austrian textile-wholesale-association |
| 2007 | - Vice-president of CELINTEX (head-organisation of all European producers of Embroideries, Laces and Interior Textiles (Curtains, Upholstery Fabrics, Drapes) - Award for “Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 / category family companies” from the Austrian trade association |
| 2008 | - President of the Association of the Austrian textile industry - President of the “Austrian institute of ecology, technology and innovation” - Vice-president of the “Austrian Association of trade” - Vice-president of RETA (Russia-Europe-Textile-Association) - Board-member of CETA (China-Europe-Textile-Association) |