Executive Vice President Human Resources, Legal Affairs and IP Management

Biography

Academic and professional career

• since June, 2014 Honorary Professor at the German University of Administrative Science Speyer
• since June 1, 2011 Executive Vice President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e.V., Human Resources, Legal Affairs and IP Management
• 2009–2011 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),
  Member of the Board of Management, Vice President of the Department of Economics and Finances and provisional President of the Department Personnel Affairs
• 2008–2009 Personal union, member of the Rectorate of University Karlsruhe (Personnel and Legal Affairs)
• 2007–2009 Research Center of Karlsruhe, Vice Chairman of the Board of Management (commercial-administrative affairs and infrastructure)
• 2005–2007 Commercial-Administrative Director, Head of Administration at the international project FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research)
• 2000–2005 CERN, Genf, Head of Industrial Services Management, Deputy Head of "Supplies Procurement and Logistics Division"
• 1989–2000 Research Center of Karlsruhe, in various functions, recently Head of Department of Personnel and Social Affairs
• 1988–1989 Lawyer at a office for tax consultancy, audit and law
• 1993 Doctorate in administrative science (Dr. rer. publ.)
• 1991–1993 Extra-occupational doctoral studies at the German University of Administrative Science Speyer
• 1986–1988 Legal professional training of the Federal State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, second state law examination (Ass. iur.)
• 1980–1985 Student of law at the Universities of Regensburg and Tuebingen, first state law examination
  
   

Honorary functions and membership of associations

• Vice Chairman of the Board of Management of the Center for Science & Research Management, Speyer 
  
• Member of the foundation council of the General German Automobile Association Foundation (ADAC-Stiftung) 
• Member of the advisory council of the »Evangelische Akademie Tutzing«