1986-1988

Apprenticeship as a bank clerk, Frankfurt main branch of Deutsche Bank AG

1988

Bank clerk qualification

1989-1991

Studied economics at the University of Bonn

1991-1992

DAAD scholarship holder in the Economics PhD programme at the University of California at Berkeley, USA

1992-1994

Studied economics at the University of Bonn

1994

Completion of the degree programme with the academic degree "Diplom-Volkswirt"

1994-1997

Fellow / Junior Associate in the Frankfurt office of the management consultancy McKinsey & Company. Worked in consulting for banks and insurance companies.

1996-1998

Doctoral programme at the University of Paderborn

1998

Doctorate (Dr rer. pol.)

Topic of the dissertation: "Use and evaluation of exotic options"

1997-2000

Corporate Finance Advisor in the Frankfurt office of the investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. He advises on equity and M&A transactions for DAX and MDAX companies.

2002

Completion of the CFA programme with the award of the CFA charter

2000-2003

Professor of General Business Administration, in particular Corporate Finance, at the University of Applied Sciences Hildesheim / HOlzminden / Göttingen, Hildesheim location

since 2003

Professorship for General Business Administration, in particular Financial Management, at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences