Curriculum Vita

School Education
1974 High School

Army
1975 – 1977

Vocational Formation

1977 – 1979 WestLB, Apprenticeship
1981 Rheinische Sparkassenakademie, Sparkassenbetriebswirt

University

1977 – 1983 FernUniversität Hagen (Master)
1983 – 1988 FernUniversität Hagen (PhD):
„The Bank in the Crisis of its Customer. An Analysis of Decision Making “

Vocational Development

1979 – 1991 WestLB, Düsseldorf and New York
Different Responsibilities in the Departments Leasing/ Special Financings, Work Out and Credit Department New York (Vice President and Department Head)

1991 – 1993 Banque Paribas (Deutschland), Head of Frankfurt Branch

1993 – 1996 Sachsen LB, Leipzig, Head of Corporate/ Municipal Business

1997 – 1999 SGZ-Bank AG, Frankfurt, Head of Credit

1999 – 2001 Volksbank eG Gersprenztal-Otzberg, Reinheim, CEO

2001 – 2020 Sparkasse Bremen AG, Member of the Executive Board
Responsible for Corporate Clients und Treasury

Honors

Price of the Gesellschaft der Freunde der FernUniversität e.V. for Extraordinary Achievements (October 1983)

Since 2004 Lecturer of the University of Bremen for Corporate Finance, since August 1st, 2011 Professor of the University of Bremen

Memberships

CFS Center for Financial Studies, Frankfurt

monetärer workshop

Mandates

Member of the Supervisory Board of Wissenschaftsförderung der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe (2002 – 2020)

Chairman of the Schufa-Advisory Board North (2003 – 2020)

Member of the Supervisory Board of GET Capital AG, Mönchengladbach (2018 – 2020)

Member of the Supervisory Board of Sächsische Edelstahlwerke, Freital (1994 – 2004)

Member of the Board of Foundation Friedehorst (2004-2011)

Member of the Supervisory Board of ÖVB Öffentliche Versicherungen Bremen (2004 – 2018)

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Brebau GmbH, Bremen (2010 – 2019)

Honory Offices

Deputy Chairman of Wolfgang-Ritter-Foundation (2002 – 2021)

Member of the Board of Günter-Grass-Foundation, Bremen (2009 – 2021)

Member of Rector’s Circle der Universität Bremen (2005 – 2021)

Member of the Board of Tönjes-Vagt-Foundation (2002 – 2020)

Climatic Ambassador of Bremer Energie-Konsens (2009 – 2020)

Member of the Board of Foundation of the University Bremen (2010 – 2020)

Deputy Chairman of Gerda-Weßler-Foundation (2010 – 2020)

Member of the Landeskuratorium Bremen of Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (2010 – 2020)

Member of the Kuratorium of Foundation Bremer Wertpapierbörse (2011 – 2020)

Member of the Board of Friends of Focke-Museum (2001-2011)

Treasurer of unifreunde Gesellschaft der Freunde der Universität Bremen und der Jacobs University Bremen (2002-2012)

President of the Rotary Club Bremen 2012/2013
and more honory offices