Born 12 June 1964, Saarlouis

1983 Abitur, Saarlouis

1983-1984 Military service

19084-1989 Studied ferrous metallurgy at the Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy (IEHK) at RWTH Aachen University

1989 Degree in engineering

1989 -1994 Research assistant at the IEHK

1995 Doctorate

1995 -2021 Europipe GmbH (manufacturer of large welded pipes for oil and natural gas pipelines) in various positions, from 2014 – 2021 as Technical Managing Director

Since 2021 Managing Director of Steelwind Nordenham GmbH