- Diplom Betriebswirt (FH) graduated in Foreign Trade and International Business
- 30 years of international experience in life science and in Medical Beauty
- Emphasis: General Management and Marketing/Sales
- Operative management in local affiliates and corporate HQs with regional/global responsibilities
- Top Executive Level and Non-Executive Board assignments in
- Austria, Brazil, Central America, China, France, Germany, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland, Singapore, Spain, USA
- Career history in multinational companies and SME
- Bayer/Leverkusen
- Boehringer Ingelheim/Ingelheim
- Sanofi/Paris
- Merz Pharma/Frankfurt Main
- Extensive industry leadership experience
- as Chairperson of the Executive board of WSMI (World Self-medication industry) 2005-2009
- as President of AESGP (European Association of the Self-medication industry) 2009-2014
- as Chairperson of the board of BAH (German Federal Association of medicinal products manufacturer) 2013-2014
