Year of birth: 1974
Place of birth: Neuwied
Nationality: German
08/1990 – 01/1994: Apprenticeship as an industrial mechanic at Rasselstein AG
08/1995 – 07/1996: Technical college in Neuwied (DRS), technical college entrance qualification
10/1996 – 03/1997: Studied mechanical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Koblenz (without graduation)
05/2015 – 03/2017: Further education at the Technical University of Dortmund (Management and Participation)
02/1994 – 04/1994: Packager at Rasselstein AG
05/1994 – 08/1995: Civilian service
03/1997 – 04/2015: IT system administrator at thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH
since 05/2015: Works council (exempt)
· thyssenkrupp AG (since 2026, appointed until 2029)*
*listed company
02/2005 – 03/2010: Member of the employee representative body at thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH
04/2010 – 03/2018: Head of the employee representative body at thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH
09/2014 – 08/2020: Member of the local executive committee of IG Metall Neuwied
05/2015 – 03/2018: Exempt works council member at thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH
03/2018 – 07/2020: Deputy works council chairman at thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH
since 03/2018: Chairman of the Works Council of thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH
01/2018 – 07/2020: Member of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH
since 08/2020: Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Rasselstein GmbH
since 09/2020: Second representative of IG Metall Neuwied
since 09/2020: Member of the IG Metall Advisory Board for the Central District
since 09/2020: Member of the IG Metall collective bargaining committee for the Central District
since 09/2020: Member of the IG Metall Central District Negotiating Committee
03/2020 – 02/2021: Member of the European Works Council of thyssenkrupp AG
03/2021 – 02/2025: Vice Chair of the European Works Council of thyssenkrupp AG
since 03/2025: Chairman of the European Works Council of thyssenkrupp AG
since 09/2018: Member of the Group Works Council of thyssenkrupp AG
since 09/2020: Member of the Group Works Council Committee of thyssenkrupp AG
since 05/2019: Honorary labor court judge, 7th Chamber, Labor Court Koblenz
since 06/2023: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Versicherungsverein Rasselstein