Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell

Gertrude Tumpel- Gugerell ( born November 11, 1952 in Killing, community Kapelln, Lower Austria ) is an Austrian bank director.

Gertrude Gugerell studied economics in Vienna. Since 1975, she worked at the Austrian National Bank. From 1981 to 1984 she was economic adviser to Finance Minister Herbert Salcher. Since 1997 Gugerell was board member of the Austrian National Bank and from 1998 Vice Governor of the Austrian National Bank and the International Monetary Fund. From 2003 to May 2011 she was a member of the Board of the European Central Bank. Since 1 June 2012, she is represented on the Supervisory Board of Commerzbank.

In the wake of the BAWAG affair were accused her that she should have embellished on request Helmut Elsner in its capacity as the responsible for banking supervision directorate member of the Austrian National Bank, the true extent of the debt to prevent a more in-depth examination by the Financial Market Authority. However, this allegation could not be confirmed. However, an ad was in this context by the chairman of the banking committee of inquiry announced the media for false testimony, but then returned because they wanted agreement Tumpel- Gugerell again.

She is married to the former President of the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour Herbert Tumpel.