• Since 2007 responsible for HR, Legal Matters, Corporate Communication, Quality Management and Auditing
• 2005 – 2007 Chairman of the Executive Board, responsible for Development, Procurement, Production, Personnel and Corporate Communications
• 2002 – 2005 Member of the Executive Board, responsible for Development, Procurement, Production and Personnel
• 1994 – 2002 Member of Group management, responsible for Development, Procurement and Production

1992 – 1994 Member of the Executive Board, responsible for Development and Distribution, KS Aluminium Technologie AG, Neckarsulm

1990 – 1992 Head of specialist department and Business Division, Kolbenschmidt AG, Neckarsulm

1984 – 1989 Project Manager, Project Division Manager and Head of Process & Procedures Department Leybold AG, Hanau

1981 – 1984 Research associate and doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) TU (Technical University) Clausthal

1980 – 1981 Research assistant, Max-Planck Institute, Düsseldorf

1973 – 1980 Studies in metallurgical engineering, Technical University Clausthal