Franz-Xaver Burner
Executive Coaching | Strategic organisation and advancement of sales and distribution | Mentoring of executive board & sales Management
Academic Career
+ Executive MBA , Danube University Krems
+ Qualified Process Consultant
+ NLP Master & Practitioner (DVNLP accredited)
I …
was born in Upper Austria and “emigrated” to Styria at the age of 7. After spending 5 years in Vorarlberg my centre of vital interest shifted back to Upper Austria. Thus I not only learnt an additional “foreign language” but also very early discovered a tendency towards change and flexibility.
I live with my partner, a legal practitioner, in Linz and am satisfied to have found my vocation in consultancy.
OTHERS SAY ABOUT ME …
that I quickly get to the point.
that they appreciate communicating with me.
that I purposefully and with commitment keep focussed on the matter at hand.
that I bring the right things into focus.
I HAVE LEARNT A LOT …
during my training at Berger Maschinengroßhandel, Schwanenstadt, when during a job-rotation I very early gained insight into all major areas of a company (e.g. production, sales, procurement, support, controlling).
as consultant for Apple Systems at CPC Computertechnik Wels: Sales, training, support.
at Alcatel Austria GmbH, Graz during reorganisation of the department for sales of IP Infrastructure.
self-employed as solopreneur: developing the first digital concepts for WKO, Bene, etc.
at UPC Austria GmbH: Market development/sales management B2B Sales & multinational business development.
Methods
+ Consulting
+ Business coaching
+ Training
+ Mentoring
I WOULD DESCRIBE MY BACKGROUND AS …
very colourful and full of experiences: I have been active in the IT & Telecommunication field for more than 25 years and my love for it probably already developed in my early childhood.
During our summer school-holidays my parents – who managed sales subsidiaries for Schoeller Ice Cream in Styria and Vorarlberg – allowed me to go on tour with the sales reps, visit customers, advise and deliver goods. At the time I realised that I really enjoyed contact with people and sales.
During my own sales career I was repeatedly awarded ‘best salesperson’ and after becoming sales manager my staff regularly scored top ranks throughout Europe.
OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME ARE …
that I am very active and close to nature (mountains, lakes…).
that I have been training for Triathlon for several years and now – finally – am getting an understanding of the Australian crawl.