| May 25, 1959 | born in Hagen, Germany |
| 1978 - 1983 | Studies in Business Administration at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany Final examinations as 'Diplom-Kaufmann' |
| 1987 | Master of Business Administration (MBA) INSEAD Fontainebleau |
| 1984 - 1986 | Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany |
| 1988 - 1989 | Bain & Co, Munich, Germany |
| 1990 - 1995 | Westig GmbH / Zapp-Group, Germany |
| 1995 - 2001 | Vorwerk-Group, Wuppertal, Germany Member of the Board / CFO, Vorwerk Elektrowerke Stiftung & Co KG |
| 2001 - 2009 | Behr GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart, Germany Chief Financial Officer Finance, Controlling, IT, HR, Procurement, Legal Affairs, M&A simultaneously: CEO Behr Deutschland |
| Continental AG, Hanover/ Germany: | |
| since Jan. 1, 2010 | Member of the Executive Board Group Finance and Controlling, Group Compliance, Law and Intellectual Property, Group Information Technology |
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