| Born: | 1970 in Bergisch Gladbach |
| Education: | |
| 1990 – 1996 | Studied Chemistry (UNIVERSITY of COLOGNE) |
| 1996 – 1997 | Diploma Thesis, Technical Chemistry (BAYER AG) |
| 1997 – 2000 | PhD Thesis Institute for Polymer Materials and Composites Teltow (FRAUNHOFER ORGANIZATION) |
| Personal career: | |
| 2000 – 2009 | NISSHINBO GROUP (TMD FRICTION) Head of Global Raw Material Portfolio, Project Manager New Tech Center and Laboratory, Troy, USA, Development Chemist |
| 2009 – 2014 | FEDERAL MOGUL Global Director Advanced Product Development, Business Development China |
| 2014 – 2018 | ROYAL DSM Global Director Research & Technology, Managing Director DSM Germany Sales Office |
| Since August 2018 | ALTANA AG Chief Technology Officer |