| Born: | 1971 in Aachen |
| Education: | |
| 1991 – 1993 | Bank traineeship |
| 1993 – 1998 | Studied business administration (Dipl.-Kaufmann, MBA) |
| Professional career: | |
| 1998 – 2001 | ALTANA AG, Bad Homburg Project manager for the CFO |
| 2001 – 2005 | ALTANA Chemie AG, Wesel Head of Strategic Business Development / M&A |
| 2006 – 2007 | ALTANA Chemie AG, Wesel Member of the Management Board |
| 2007 – 2015 | ALTANA AG, Wesel Member of the Management Board |
| Since January 2016 | ALTANA AG, Wesel CEO |