Werner ZdoucWerner Zdouc has been Director of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body Secretariat since 2006. He obtained a law degree from Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria and then went on to earn an LL.M. from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from Universität St. Gallen, Switzerland. Dr Zdouc joined the WTO Legal Affairs Division in 1995 and the Appellate Body Secretariat in 2001. From 2008–09 he chaired the WTO Joint Advisory Committee to the Director-General. He has been a lecturer and visiting Professor at Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, the Universität St. Gallen, Switzerland, Universität Zürich, Universitat de Barcelona, The University of Seoul, Shanghai University and at the Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement, Geneva. From 1987 to 1989, he worked for governmental and non-governmental development aid organizations in Austria and Latin America. Read More Read Less