Studies in Business Administration, University of Mannheim, majoring in Marketing and Human Resource Management; 1983, took diploma examination in business. Since July 2008, Member of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch. Responsible for the coordination of company activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Member of the Supervisory Board, Heraeus Holding. Member of the Board of Management: German Asia-Pacific Business Association; Institute for Market-oriented Management (IMU), University of Mannheim. Member, German-Chinese Dialogue Board.