Profile

1984-1989

Studied Business Administration at the University Fribourg, Switzerland
Degree in Business Administration

Accelerated Management Development Programme
(London Business School)

1990-1992

Operational Auditor, SANDOZ INTERNATIONAL AG, Basel

1992-1993

Team leader of Operational Auditing, SANDOZ INTERNATIONAL AG, Basel

1993-1994

Operations Manager, MBT SCHWEIZ AG, Zurich

1995

Head of Sales, MBT SCHWEIZ AG, Zurich

1995-1996

Head of application segment "Water Structures", MBT EUROPE, Evry

1997-2001

Président Directeur Général, MBT FRANCE, Evry

2002-2004

Head of Business Unit Construction Systems Europe, Degussa AG, Trostberg

2005-2007

Head of Business Unit Exclusive Synthesis & Catalysts, Degussa AG, Hanau

2007-2008

Member of the Board of Management Evonik Degussa GmbH, Hanau

2009-2011

Chairman of the Board of Management Evonik Degussa GmbH, Essen

since
April 1, 2011

Member of the Executive Board Evonik Industries AG, Essen