Born on 8 March 1958 in Mannheim, Germany

1973 – 1976
Trained as an industrial clerk, Benckiser GmbH, Ludwigshafen am Rhein

1982 – 1988
Studied economics at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. Attained a degree in economics.
Period of study abroad at the London School of Economics and Political Science (winter semester 1984 and summer semester 1985)

1989 – 1991
Civil servant training programme at the Deutsche Bundesbank, Land Central Bank of Rhineland Palatinate

1991 – 1992
Deputy head of the Bundesbank’s branch in Mainz (Land Central Bank of Rhineland-Palatinate)

1993 – 1998
Deputy head of the Foreign Exchange Trading Section

1998 – 2004
Head of the Foreign Exchange Settlement Section

2004 – 2010
Head of the Market Operations Division

2010 – 2013
Head of the Strategic Issues relating to Monetary Policy Operations Division

2014 – 2016
President of the Deutsche Bundesbank's Regional Office in Hamburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein

Since 01.01.2017
Director General Markets