1977 Master Degree in Mathematical Science (Universities of Bochum and Vienna)
1980 Master of Science in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics (London School of Economics)
1983
Graduation as Dr. rer. pol at the University of Bonn
Professional Career
1984 - 1991
Head of the Payment and Automation Devision at the Bundesverband der deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken (BVR) (Cooperative German Banks)
1992 - 1996
Managing Director of the Betriebswirtschaftliches Institut der deutschen Kreditgenossenschaften (BIK)
1996 - 2004
CEO at GZS Gesellschaft für Zahlungssysteme mbH
2005 - 2006
Member of the Board of Directors of Verband der Sparda-Banken e.V.
2006 - 2011
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Verband der Sparda-Banken e.V.
2013 - 2017
Lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance and ADG Business School
Since 2000
Mentor of Forum Kiedrich, an institution for funding Statups
Since 2015
Partner respectively Associate Partner of BDG Innovation+Transformation
Since 04/2019
Member of the Supervisory Board of GBS Software AG
