M.Sc. & Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Technical University of Denmark.
Formerly BBC, ABB, EC Energy Group, Carlo Gavazzi, SIG, Sulzer, Member of the Swissmem Vorstandsausschuss, Member of the Board of Wicor AG, Bobst SA and various international companies, Chairman of EMS Chemie Holding AG

Currently Chairman of Bartec GmbH and Kuoni IPCo, Member of the Board of Directors of AM-Tec Kredit AG, 25Segments AG, Alva Invest AG