Since February 2016, Global Director of Public Affairs, Booking.com, heading a global government relations team, based at headquarters in Amsterdam. 2012-16, with Rolls-Royce; served as Vice-President. European Union Affairs, representing the company with EU institutions. 2001-11, senior roles in Public affairs consulting firms in Brussels, advising multinational corporations from various sectors. University studies in Germany, the UK and France; MA in European Political and Administrative Studies, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium. Speaks German, English and French. 2011, attended the Georgetown Leadership Seminar, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Alumnus, British-German Young Königswinter Conference. Member, Tönissteiner Kreis, a German network of executives in international business and politics. Expertise in government relations, all things digital and travel, platform economy, digital transformation.