March 14, 1969, born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
| 1990 - 1994 | Studied economic history at Hanover University, Germany Master’s degree |
| 1994 - 1996 | Deutsche Vermögensberatung AG, Frankfurt am Main |
| 1996 - 2000 | Various positions in the General Secretariat of Dresdner Bank, Frankfurt am Main |
| 2000 - 2003 | Head of Public Relations/Public Affairs at the Corporate Center, Dresdner Bank, Frankfurt am Main |
| 2003 - 2007 | Head of Communications & Board Office, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen |
| 2007 - 2013 | Head of Communications & Board Office, Evonik Industries AG, Essen |
| 2013 - 2014 | Executive Vice President of Evonik Industries AG, Essen |
| 2014 - 2016 | Member of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG, Essen |
| 2016 - 2017 | Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG, Essen |
| since May 24, 2017 | Chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG, Essen |
| a) | Evonik Operations GmbH (Chair) |
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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 Paragraph 1 Sentence 5 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)