Education: MBA programme at GSBA, Zurich, Switzerland, in collaboration with the State University of New York, U.S., and BBA, Oekreal School of Business, Zurich, Switzerland.
Nationality: American / German
Elected since: 2020
External memberships: Member of the Executive Board for the non-profit Hertie-Stiftung gGmbH, Frankfurt, Germany, and a Non-Executive Director at Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Weifang, China.
Principal work experience and other information: Chief Executive Officer of KION Group AG*, Germany. Chairman of the Management Board of Linde Material Handling GmbH, Germany, Chairman of the Management Board of Deutz AG, Germany, Managing Director of KUKA Roboter GmbH, Germany, and management positions at KUKA Schweißanlagen & Roboter GmbH, Germany and KUKA Welding Systems & Robot Corporation, U.S.