- 1988 – German Abitur
- 1988-89 – Military Service German Army
- 1989-94 – Electrical Engineering and Economics, University of Paderborn
- 1994-99 – Management and Strategy Counsulting, Koblenz/Paderborn
- 1997-99 – Lecturer „Finance and Accounting“, University of Applied Sciences, Paderborn
- 2000 – PhD in Economics
- 1999-08 – Siemens AG, most recent position: Head Business Excellence, Security Solutions, Siemens Building Technologies based in Zug (Switzerland)
- Since Jan. 2009 – CEO Bender Group
- 1986 – German Abitur
- 1987-93 – Economic Studies, University of Applied Sciences Giessen-Friedberg
- Anglo Continental School, Bournemouth, South England (6 months)
- Summer term at University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
- 1989 Starting a family
- 1993 Management Trainee in the Sales Division of Bender
- 1994 Setup and Management of the Marketing Division of Bender
- Since 2001 Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Bender
- 2006 - Founding of Bender Industries KG (Bender Group) as fully liable partner
- 2007 – “Systemorientiertes Management” with Prof. Malik, Sankt Gallen, CH
- 2010 – Founding of Bender Immobilien und Service KG as fully liable partner
- 2011 Member of the THM Council (Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen – University of Applied Sciences)
- 1968 Study of Electrical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences, Giessen, Germany
- 1972 Development Engineer, AEG Telefunken, Heilbronn, Germany
- 1975 Development Engineer, Bender
- 1978 Manager Technical Coordination, Bender
- 1979 General Manager and Production Manager, Bender
- Since 1995 CTO, Bender
- Since 2010 President of the DKE
