| January 30, 1964 | Born in Bonn / Germany | |
| 1984 – 1989 | Studied engineering at Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen / Germany and Massachusetts Institute of Technology / USA | |
| 1992 | Doctor of Engineering at Technische Universität (TU) Berlin | |
| 1989 | Scientific Assistant at the Institute for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Technology at TU Berlin | |
| 1993 | Mannesmann Demag AG, Duisburg / Germany Various in positions in Sales and Technology, most recent position: Spokesperson of the management of the Casting and Hot Rolling Division |
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| 2000 | SMS Demag AG, Düsseldorf / Germany Executive Vice-President, Continuous Casting Technology Division |
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| 2001 | Siemens AG, Munich / Germany Head of the Material Handling Automation Europe Division |
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| Since October 2004 | President and CEO of SMS Meer GmbH, Mönchengladbach / Germany | |
| Member of the Managing Board of SMS Holding GmbH, Düsseldorf / Germany | ||