Career

• 1978 – 1980 Vocational training as a bank clerk
• 1981 – 1988 Studied economics and journalism and political science at the Universities of Cologne and Mainz; degrees: Diplom-Volkswirt and Magister Artium (M.A.)
• 1991 – 1993 Doctoral studies at the University of St. Gallen/Switzerland; Degree: Doctor of Economics (Dr. oec. HSG)
• 1988 – 1997 USW Universitätsseminar der Wirtschaft, Schloss Gracht near Cologne (now part of the ESMT European School of Management and Technology, Berlin): Head of International Programs
• 1997 – 2002 Deutsche Lufthansa AG: Development and management of the company’s Corporate University (Lufthansa School of Business)
• 2002 – 2009 T-Systems International: global HR, specialist and management development, strategic change management, HR marketing and training policy
• 2011 – 2020 Member of the management board of the consulting network HLP Connex, Frankfurt/Main
• 2015 – 2020 Senior Associate of the Management Center Europe, Brussels (The MCE is part of the American Management Association (AMA), New York).
• Since 1997 EFMD European Foundation for Management Development, Brussels:
  Auditor EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System; quality system for business schools)
• Since 2009 Associated Partner of the management consultancy peopleXpert, Switzerland
• Lecturer at the FHDW since 2009
• Since 2020 Scientific Director of the German Institute for Capital Accumulation and Retirement Provision (DIVA), Frankfurt/Main

• Teaching assignments in the Philippines, the USA, China and Kuwait