Diploma in Chemistry, University of Essen, Germany
1984 - 1987
phD in Chemistry, Max-Planck-Institute, Mülheim, Germany
1987 - 1996
Hüls AG, Marl
1996 - 2000
Marketing Director, Hüls Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa
2000 - 2003
Executive Vice President, Daicel-Hüls Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
2003 - 2006
Head of Care Specialties Business Unit, Degussa,
Member of the Executive Board of Goldschmidt AG, Essen, Germany
2006 - 2007
Head of Care & Surface Specialties Business Unit, Degussa,
Spokesperson of the Executive Board of Goldschmidt GmbH, Essen, Germany
2007 - 2014
Head of Consumer Specialties Business Unit, Evonik Industries AG, Essen, Germany
2015 - 2020
Chairman of the Management Board of Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH, Essen, Germany
2020 - 2022
Member of the Management Board of Evonik Operations GmbH,
Head of Smart Materials, Essen, Germany
Since 2022
Head of Region Asia / Pacific, Evonik (SEA) Pte., Singapore
2025 - 2026
CFO ad interim, Evonik Industries AG, Essen, Germany
Since September 1, 2026
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG, Essen, Germany
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a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards
b) Membership of comparable German and foreign supervisory bodies of business enterprises pursuant to Section 125 Paragrah 1 Sentence 5 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
