Christian Kern

Christian Kern is currently Chief Executive Officer at ELL Austria GmbH since 2022.
Other current roles include Director & Partner at The Blue Minds Co. GmbH, Director at Foresight Energy Ltd., Managing Director at Blue Minds Solutions GmbH, Blue Minds IF Beteiligungs GmbH, and Blue Minds Holding GmbH, Co-Managing Director at ELL Germany GmbH, and Member-Supervisory Board at ASTA Energy Solutions AG starting in 2026.
Former positions include Chief Executive Officer at Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding AG from 2010 to 2016, Chief Executive Officer at ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG, Chairman-Supervisory Board at Rail Cargo Austria AG, Vice Chairman at Sorgenia SpA, First Deputy Chairman-Supervisory Board at ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG from 2012 to 2014, Director at Poweo SA from 2007 to 2012, Independent Director at Russian Railways OJSC, Director at Austrian Financial Reporting & Auditing Committee, Member-Management Board at VERBUND AG in 2010, Member-Supervisory Board at KELAG-Kärntner Elektrizitäts-AG, Prime Minister of the Government of Austria from 2016 to 2017, and Member-Management Board at VERBUND Energy4Business GmbH (Austria).
Education includes undergraduate studies at Vienna University of Economics & Business.