MA and PhD, General Business Administration, Universities of Freiburg, Munich, Muenster.

Formerly President, Hapag-Lloyd (America), New York; Managing Director, Hapag-Lloyd (Asia-Pacific), Singapore; Head, Central Sales and Marketing Department, Hapag-Lloyd AG, Hamburg; Managing Director, Heinrich Dehn Int. Spedition GmbH, Hamburg; Assistant to the Division Director, SGS GmbH, Hamburg.