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Honorary Consulate-General of the Republic of Singapore in Vienna

Mr Karl-Heinz Strauss

Biographical summary of Mr Karl-Heinz Strauss, Honorary Consul-General of Singapore in Vienna, Austria.

Last updated 11 March 2026

Present Position/ Profession:

  • CEO and Co-Owner of PORR AG

Education:

  • Higher technical college of civil engineering, Moedling, Austria, 1975-1980

  • Harvard University, 1989

  • Management Business School in St. Gallen, 1992

  • INSEAD – Advanced Executive Programme, 1994

  • MBA at IMADEC University, Vienna & Cal State University, Hayward, California, 1995-1997

Career:

  • 1980 – 1983: Start-up entrepreneur

  • 1984 – 1987: Tax Consultant & Accounting, Confida

  • 1987 – 2000: Various positions at Raiffeisen Zentralbank - Head of Corporate Banking including positions in the construction and real estate divisions

  • 2000 – 2010: Founder, Strauss & Partner Immobilien GmbH (real estate development company in Austria, Poland and Romania)

  • 2010 to date: CEO and Co-Owner of PORR AG, Vienna