1968 – 1974
Studies of Law Hamburg University, Germany and San Diego, Calif./U.S.A.
1974
Graduation Hamburg University, Germany
1976
Bar Examination, Federal State of Hamburg, Germany/Bar Admission in Baden-Württemberg
1977 – 2012
• Employment with BBC AG & ABB Group Legal Dept. & in various positions
Starting 1989 until 07/2012:
• Risk Management Director for German ABB Group Companies & President and CEO of KOMPOSIT Ltd., the in-house broker company
• Responsible for Strategy and Global Placement/Coordination of Group Insurance Programs for all Group Companies worldwide
• Management of JV issues and M&A Projects
• Member of Group’s Risk Management Global Steering Committee which included the supervision of the Group’s Captive Company and employment of same
• Various Board Memberships in select group companies
07/2012 – 07/2013
Global Senior Advisor Risk Management for ABB Ltd., Zürich/Switzerland
07/2013 to date:
Attorney-at-Law in private practice in Heidelberg/Germany
Memberships:
– 1989 until 11/2013: Member of Board of “Insurance Committee of the Association of German Industries” (BDI) Berlin, Germany, from 2006 Chairperson
– Until 04/2013: Member of the Board of “Deutscher Versicherungs-Schutzverband” (DVS) Bonn, Germany
– Until 09/2012: Member of the Board bfv – Bundesverband firmenverbundener Versicherungsvermittler
– From 1989 until 11/2013: multiple membership in committees of “Federation of European Risk Management Associations” (FERMA), Brussels
Born 1947 in Oldenburg, married, 2 Adult Children. Personal Interest in Historic & Political Literature, Music, Sporting Activities.
German