| Born: | 1969 in Duisburg |
| Education: | |
| 1990 – 1998 | Studied chemistry (chemistry graduate with doctorate) |
| Professional career: | |
| 1999 – 2000 | Forensisches Institut des Landes NRW Bereichsleitung |
| 2000 – 2008 | Akzo Nobel Chemical GmbH Section Head Pulp and Performance Chemicals |
| 2008 – 2015 | Akzo Nobel Korea Operations and Business Manager East Asia |
| 2015 – 2021 | ELANTAS GmbH Chief Technology Officer |
| Since 2021 | President Division ECKART Effect Pigments, Chairman of the Management Board ECKART GmbH |