Senior Vice President CeBIT

2012 designated Member of the Board, Deutsche Messe AG, effective April 2012

2010- Senior Vice President CeBIT, Deutsche Messe AG, Hannover, Germany

2001 - 2010 Various national and international executive functions in management, sales, business development and consulting, covering IBM businesses in telecommunications, media and IT industry. Most recently he was responsible for businesses in the “IBM Global Business Services” division, managing complex services in the mobile communications, online and media industry, IBM, Germany

1999 – 2001  General Manager (CEO) of “Consulting and Services GmbH”, Division on Magamenet Data Corporation, European Media System Integrator Hamburg, Germany

1997 – 1999  Business & Management Consultancy, Strategy Consulting for IT in media, telecommunication, online and entertainment industries

1995 – 1996  Assistant to the CEO, InfoCity North Rhine-Westphalia (largest European broadband initiative)

1994 - 1995 Freelance radio journalist in the German state of North Rhine-  Westphalia

Studies:
1997 – 1999 MBA, Business School Milton Keynes
1993 – 1996 Media management, University Siegen
1990 – 1995 Communication engineering University Siegen, Universidada Estuadal de Campinas (Sao Paulo, Brasilia)

Professional Training:
1985 – 1987 Electronic Technician in Video-Entertainment Industry