Education
Vienna University of Economics and Business.
Member of the European Parliament politician
Vienna University of Economics and Business.
Wolf Klinz was Chairman of the Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (CRIS), he sat on the European Parliament"s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and he was a substitute for the Committee on Development (DEVE). In 2009 he replaced Peter Skinner as Chair of the steering committee of the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum, a platform "promoting effective dialogue between the financial industry and MEPs and contributing to a greater understanding of financial services issues". Wolf Klinz studied economics and business administration in Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Vienna.
He graduated with an M.Com in 1963 from the Hochschule für Welthandel (now Vienna University of Economics and Business), a Doctor of Philosophy in 1965, and an Master of Business Administration from European Institute of Business Administration (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires), Fontainebleau, in 1966.
After German reunification he joined for the Executive Board of Treuhandanstalt, the German Government"s agency for privatisation of the former East German industry. He finished his business career as Chief Executive Officer of a large German corporation in 2003 when he decided to go into European politics.
From 2000 to 2004, he held the (honorary) position of President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Frankfurt am Main. From 2003 to 2004 he was the Vice-President of Eurochambres in Brussels.
He was the Vice-Chairman for the Delegation for relations with Canada and a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). Subsequently he served as a Member of the Executive Board of a Swiss Corporation.