The management board of paysafecard.com Wertkarten AG comprises Michael Müller, Udo Müller and Bernd Egger.
Michael Müller
Born on 23rd February 1972 in Graz, Michael Müller completed studies in business administration at the Karl-Franzens University in Graz.
He began his professional career at UBS International Corporate Banking in Zurich and Lausanne, and then transferred to UBS Warburg Corporate Finance Division in Zurich.
2000 saw him co-founding paysafecard.com Wertkarten AG and assuming the responsibilities of CEO. In November 2005, Michael Müller was appointed chairman of the board.
"Within ten years, the paysafecard group has become market leader for prepaid online payment means. And the success story continues because our dedicated and motivated employees confront new challenges on a daily basis and develop high-quality products for our customers."
Udo Müller, MBA
Born on 24th January 1975 in Graz, Udo Müller completed his studies in industrial engineering and management at Graz University of Technology, as well as at Haas University of California/Berkeley, USA. In addition, he completed an MBA at the Danube University Krems.
In 2001, Udo Müller relinquished his activities at ABB Power Automation in Switzerland for the position of sales manager at paysafecard in Dusseldorf. 2003 saw him taking over the international business development of paysafecard and being appointed to the management board in 2006, where he has been responsible for the area of internationalisation ever since.
"I have known this company since its founding and have been responsible for different areas during my career with the paysafecard group. As a member of the management board, I am responsible – together with my team – for the global sales of the products. This is not always an easy task, but we have been able to successfully open up a number of new markets since 2006. We will also concentrate strongly on internationalisation in future and carry our products into further countries."
Bernd Egger, MBA MSc
Born on 27th June 1971 in Carinthia, Bernd Egger completed studies in business administration at Karl Franzens University in Graz. In addition, he undertook MBA and MSc (finance) studies in Austria, Canada (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) and the USA (Carnegie Mellon University).
Bernd Egger has comprehensive experience in banking and financing, among other things as head of strategic development at the Volksbanken Group, as board member of Volksbank International AG with responsibility for M&A and international expansion, as well as foreign assignments in Hungary and Slovakia.
"Not many of those companies founded in 2000 are as successful today as the paysafecard group. This is the result of an impressive commitment by the entire paysafecard team. We can be very proud of this – nevertheless we also view that which has been achieved as the basis for everything that we can still achieve."