Mag. Gerhart FÜRST

Wirtschaftsmediator & Coach

Professional Experience

  • 2007 – today Managing Partner at Trialogis
  • 2011 – 2014 Founding Chairman of VMG (Verband für Mediation gerichtsanhängiger Verfahren / Assosciation for court related mediation, Austria)
  • 2008 – 2016 Project manager for introduction of mediation at Vienna
    Business Court (Handelsgericht Wien)
  • 1998 – 2004 Founding Chairman of forum wirtschaftsmediation
    www.wirtschaftsmediation.at

Mediator in more than 200 mediation processes, with local and international relevance such as Vienna Airport, investment cases like AWD – VKI, foundation and succession in companies, conflicts in terms of commercial law and numerous internal conflicts

  • 2007 Re-establishment and management of a family owned winery in Slovenia; www.conrad-fuerst.si
  • 1993 – 1995 Controlling and management of ETS Praha, Czech Rep.
  • 1990 – 1993 Commercial Manager and Commercial Director in South
    Pacific Viscose in Purwakarta, Indonesia
  • 1986 – 1990 Marketing Manager South East Asia, Steyr-Daimler-Puch,
    Vienna, responsible for P.R. China and Taiwan
  • 1984 – 1986 Assistant at General Secretary, Steyr-Daimler-Puch
  • Since 1980 Instructor in business administration, leadership and conflict resolution issues

Education and Training

  • 1982 Business Administration Studies, degree at Vienna University for Economics and Business
  • 1995 Further Education in Coaching (Trigon)
  • 1996 Organizational Development (Trigon) and
  • 1997 Mediation (ARGE für Lösungsorientiertes Konfliktmanagement)

Publications

  • Editor of the book  „Exzellente Wirtschaftsmediation – Qualitätsstandards für mediative Dienstleistungen“  published by Springer Gabler (2025)
  • Author of the book “Umweltmediation” published by Manz (2004)
  • Various other publications in the field of business and environmental mediation, including with ORAC, Falter, WEKA, and Concadora

Languages

German, English

Profession

Business Mediator (registered at Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice) Organizational Consultant, Business Coach

Current Position

Managing Partner at Trialogis; www.trialogis.at

Key Activities

Business Mediation
Conflicts in organizations
Court related mediation (Vienna Business Court)
Conflict management in groups
Coaching with special focus on conflict issues Instructor in conflict management and mediation