| July 1958 | born in Munich, Germany |
| 1978 | Higher education entrance qualification (“Abitur“) |
| 1980–1983 | Course of studies of Photography at the Bavarian State Institute for Photography, Munich |
| 1984–1988 | Course of studied of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich |
| 1992 | Doctorate (with honors), focusing on “Quality Assurance in Flexible Automated Assembly Systems” |
| 1992–2002 | Various positions at Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart – most recently Plant Manager in Barcelona, Spain (brake production) |
| 2002 | BMW AG, Head of Strategy Development, BMW Group Production |
| 2003–2006 | Head of Production “Chassis and Drive Components” |
| 2006–2009 | Managing Director of BMW Motoren GmbH, Steyr, Austria |
| 2009–2017 | Head of BMW Group, Regensburg plant |
| 2017–2018 | Head of BMW Group, Dingolfing plant |
| as of October 01, 2018 | Member of the Board of Management, Purchasing and Supplier Network |
