born in Linz, Austria, Chairman of ETR, Europeans for Tax reform, a pro – Flat Tax Advocacy group, has studied international trade at WU Vienna, Gunther served as Chairman of EDS from 1996 to 1998 and worked 6 years in Brussels, 4 of them as Secretary-General of SME UNION, the small business advocacy group of the EPP, Gunther is working in the Balkans since 2005 as a development consultant with a focus on economic development and strategy for public entities.