| 1961 | Born in Duisburg |
| 1981 - 1988 | Studies of metallurgy and materials science at the university of Clausthal |
| 1989 | Stahlwerke Peine - Salzgitter AG Trainee |
| 1990 - 2000 | Preussag Stahl AG, later Salzgitter AG Stahlwerk Salzgitter Several positions with management functions |
| 2000 - 2005 | Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH Plant manager steelworks |
| 2005 | Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH Works director |
| since 2006 | Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, Technical Division Member of the management board |
| 2010 | Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, CEO of the management board |