More than 24 years of experience as general manager with global profit and loss responsibility in the chemical and plastic processing industry.

	Senior Vice President Masterbatches Clariant Intl.
		Reorganisation and reengineering of business processes
		Introduction of new marketing approaches for key accounts
	Vice President Additives within Hoechst AG and Clariant Intl.
		Strategic repositioning of the business
		Integration and reorganisation of the business post merger

	Vice President Specialty Chemicals within Hoechst AG
		Strategy development and implementation
		Business reengineering, efficiency improvement actions and relocation efforts
		Development of new markets and applications
		M&A transactions
	Member and chairman of the board of several companies within the chemical, food ingredients and plastic processing industry

	MS in Inorganic Chemistry (Diplom-Chemiker - University of Saarbrücken, Germany)
	PhD in Inorganic Chemistry (Dr. rer. nat. - University of Saarbrücken, Germany)