Executive Vice President Innovation, Transfer and IP Management

Biography

Academic and professional career

• Since 1/2022 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e. V., Munich
  Executive Vice President for Innovation, Transfer and IP Management
  
• Since 6/2014 Honorary Professor at the German University of Administrative Science Speyer
• 2011 – 2022 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e. V., Munich
  Executive Vice President for Human Resources, Legal Affairs and IP Management
• 2009 – 2011 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),
  Member of the Presidential Council, Vice President of the Department of Economics and Finances and provisional President of the Department Human Resources and Law
  
• 2008 – 2009 Personal union, member of the Rectorate of University Karlsruhe (Personnel and Legal Affairs)
• 2007 – 2009 Research Center of Karlsruhe, Vice Chairman of the Board of Management (commercial-administrative affairs and infrastructure)
• 2005 – 2007 Commercial-Administrative Director, Head of Administration at the international project FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research)
• 2000 – 2005 CERN, Genf, Head of Industrial Services Management, Deputy Head of "Supplies Procurement and Logistics Department"
• 1989 – 2000 Research Center of Karlsruhe, in various functions, recently Head of Department of Personnel and Social Affairs
• 1988 – 1989 Lawyer at a office for tax consultancy, audit and law
• 1993 Doctorate in administrative science (Dr. rer. publ.)
• 1991 – 1993 Extra-occupational doctoral studies at the German University of Administrative Science Speyer
• 1986 – 1988 Legal professional training of the Federal State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, second state law examination (Ass. iur.)
• 1980 – 1985 Student of law at the Universities of Regensburg and Tuebingen, first state law examination
  
   

Honorary functions and membership of associations

• Vice Chairman of the Board of Management of the Center for Science & Research Management, Speyer 
  
• Member of the foundation council of the General German Automobile Association Foundation (ADAC-Stiftung) 
• Member of the advisory council of the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing
• Member of the board of governors of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU)