Dr. Armin Toifl
born 1959, A-4040 Linz, Austria
2014 – date: Business Consultant focusing on Compliance Management and Contract Management in international plant construction
2008 – 2013: General Counsel Legal & Compliance of Siemens Austria heading Legal Departments in 13 countries and more than 80 employees in Austria and the region Central Eastern Europe (CEE)
1989 – 2014: Managing Director of Saudi Voest Alpine GmbH located in Linz/Austria
1994 – 2008: Global Head of Legal of VOEST-ALPINE Industrieanlagenbau GmbH (from 2005 Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH) and its subsidiaries (with legal teams in Austria, Germany, UK, France, Italy, USA and Brazil)
1988 – 1993: Senior legal counsel in VOEST-ALPINE Industrieanalagenbau GmbH. Focus areas in Contract Management in international plant construction business, M&A transactions and arbitration.
1983 – 1988: Legal counsel in VOEST-ALPINE AG, Linz/Austria (focus areas corporate and M&A, administrative law matters)
1982 – 1983: clerk at courts in Linz/Austria
1977 – 1982: Law faculty of University Linz; graduated PhD in law
Further to the above he
- teaches International Law/International Contracts at the Universities of Applied Sciences in Steyr and Wels/Austria in English language (Bachelor and Master courses, MBA)
- is co-head of a semi-annual Compliance Officer course, held by Business Circle, Vienna
- is co-editor of the professional magazine “Compliance Praxis” published by LexisNexis
- is Vice Chairperson of a committee for the development of a standard for the requirements on Compliance Management Systems ONR 192050) at Austrian Standards Institute; Co-editor of editorial commentary on such standard; Lead auditor for Austrian Standards for certification of companies/organizations based on ONR 192050 and ISI 19600/37001
- is founder and member of board of “Österreichischer Compliance Officer Verbund” (Austrian Compliance Officer Association) in Vienna/Austria
- frequently speaks and provides trainings about the topics Compliance Management, Contract Management in international projects and arbitration.