January 25, 1971, Saarbrücken/Germany

1995 Maitrise in Economics, Aix-Marseille

1997 Master in Business Administration and Industrial Engineering, Karlsruhe and Sydney

2000 PhD in Economics at the University of Oldenburg

1997 Consultant and Associate Principal, McKinsey & Co., Cologne and Munich

2005 Senior Vice President Controlling, Wacker Chemie

2008 Senior Vice President Raw Materials Procurement, Wacker Chemie

Since February 2010 Chief Financial Officer in the Executive Board of Siltronic AG.