Career Biography

Studies of law at the Universities of Mannheim (Germany) and Barcelona (Spain) with a scholarship from the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Second State Exam. Admitted to the bar in Germany (Munich bar association). LL.M. (with honors) from Northwestern University, Chicago (USA). Business administration certificate from Instituto de Empresa, Madrid (Spain).

Working at international law-firms in Germany, Spain and Malaysia.

Head of Legal / M&A Europe, a premier US group in the food industry: building up and leading the European Legal Department to a team of 5. General power-of-attorney (Prokura) for holding and operational companies. Member of the Supervisory Boards of affiliates in Austria, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Spain.

General Counsel of a leading, publicly listed Austrian corporation in the aerospace industry. Building up and leading the departments of Legal, Compliance, Intellectual Property and CSR/Sustainability to a team of 6. General power-of-attorney for holding and operational companies. Director of affiliates in the USA and Canada. Managing Director of an Austrian affiliate.