Bernd Datler studied Business Administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration from 1992 to 1998. After attending a trainee programme at Unilever, Datler worked for four years at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young as a company consultant in Austria and neighbouring countries, and the last one and a half years building up the HGV toll system. Datler then moved to ASFINAG Maut Service GmbH, where he took over management of the System Development department in 2006. On 17 November 2009 Berndt Datler was appointed managing director of ASFINAG Maut Service GmbH and is responsible for technical interests in this position.