A mechanical engineer by training Christoph was senior partner at McKinsey for 16 years heading the global work in logistics and infrastructure. As Board member of DB Schenker, he was responsible for the international growth and operations of the company´s rail division. He has been the CEO of companies in the renewable energy sector, namely Novatec/ABB GmbH and Solar Millennium AG, and acted as Board Advisor for Flagsol/Ferrostaal in the renewable division. Christoph is on the board of several new energy start-ups and faculty at the Institute for Energy Economics in Cologne.