1988-97, mgr & exec., KLM Cargo; 1997-2002, Operations Director & MD, Makro Cash & Carry Nederland; 2002-04, Member, Exec. Board of Directors & COO, Eastern Europe and Russia, Metro Cash & Carry (MC&C) Int'l; 2004-05, Member, Exec. Board of Directors & President, Asia-Pacific & Russia/Ukraine, MC&C Int'l; 2005-06, CEO, MGB METRO Group Buying & Gen. Manager, METRO; 2006-08, Member, Mgmt Board, METRO; 2008-10, Member, Mgmt Board, METRO & CEO, MC&C Int'l; 2010-11, Member, Mgmt Board, METRO & CEO, MC&C Asia/CIS/New Markets; since 2012, Member, Mgmt Board, METRO & CEO, MC&C.