Florian Gottein is the Executive Director of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) – the oldest European Chamber outside of Europe, with close to 800 members. The ECCP provides a support framework for European companies, and especially SMEs, interested in exporting to or investing in the Philippines and Filipino companies interested in doing business with Europe or European companies already located or doing business in the Philippines.
Previously the Vice President for Membership and Business Services, Mr. Gottein became Executive Director in March 2016. Prior to this role, Mr. Gottein started his career at the office of the former Secretary of Defense and Interior of Austria in 2008. From 2012 to 2014, he served as the spokesperson of the Governor of the Province of Tyrol. Following his work for the Government in Austria, he joined the Ministry of Interior of the UAE in Abu Dhabi City.
Mr. Gottein graduated with a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Innsbruck, with a short period of his studies conducted at the University of the Philippines, Diliman.