Profile

1980 – 1985

Studied Business Administration and Commercial Information
Technology in Kiel, with periods of study in France and the USA

Degree in Business Administration

1988

Awarded doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

1986 – 1989

Corporate Strategy, Controlling and M&A, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart

1990 – 1993

Head of Business Administration, Robert Bosch GmbH, Göttingen

1993 – 1994

Section Head of Economic Planning and Controlling,
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart

1994 – 1996

General Manager for Turkey and Central Asia, Robert Bosch Turkey

1996 – 2000

Senior Vice President Central Purchasing and Logistics,
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart

2001 – 2009

Member of the Board of Management (CFO) of
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, Munich

since
April 1, 2009

Chief Financial Officer of Evonik Industries AG, Essen