*1961
Responsible in the Custom Research sector for the Automotive and Business and Technology segments
Since 2008 member of the Management Board of GfK SE, appointed until 2011
2006 - 2007 Chief Operation Officer (COO) of GfK Custom Research North America
2005 - 2006 President GfK NOP Products and Services
1992 - 2005 Employee of the US automotive-industry-market-researcher Allison-Fisher International, since 2003 as CEO
1983 - 1993 Various management functions with General Motors Corporation, Detroit, USA
1988 - 1990 Extraordinary Professor of Statistics at Oakland University, Oakland, USA
1986 Degree in Applied Statistics from Oakland University, Oakland, USA
1984 Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Wayne State University in Detroit, USA