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professional activities

since February 2015 chairman of the board of directors of Selectron Systems AG, Lyss/CH

since August 2014 member of advisory council of Railpool GmbH, Munich

Jan 2014 - May 2014 president (ad interim) of the region CEE (Central Europe/Eastern and CIS) of Bombardier Transportation

since October 2013 advisor of Bundesverband eMobilität e.V.

since March 2013 member of the supervisory board of Knorr-Bremse AG, Munich

since May 2012 industrial advisor of EQT partners

May 2010 - April 2013 member of board of directors of OC Oerlikon AG, Pfäffikon/CH
member of the Audit committee

since September 2009 senior advisor of Oliver Wyman

since March 2009 independent consultant

February 2001 - December 2014 member of the supervisory board of
Bochumer Verein Verkehrstechnik GmbH, Bochum

2004-2009 COO (chief operating officer) and deputy CEO of
Bombardier Transportation
world’s #1 in rail transportation technology, located in Berlin (€ 7 bill. revenues, 30 000 employees)
responsible lead of worldwide restructuring program 2004-2005 - closure of
8 sites/plants and downsizing by 8200 employees worldwide

2001-2004 president of Zurich (CH) based division „locomotives & freight“ of Bombardier Transportation

1999-2001 vicepresident (operations) and managing director of DWA AG, Berlin

1996-1999 president (mainline) and managing director of ADtranz GmbH, Berlin

1994-1996 member of board, executive vice president of ABB Henschel AG, Mannheim

1992-1994 managing director of ABB Henschel Lokomotiven GmbH, Kassel

1987-1992 head of division, director of ABB Marine, Öl- und Gas in Hamburg, subsidiary of ABB Industrie und Automations AG, Mannheim

1981-1987 head of region Middle East and frenchspeaking Africa of switchgear/installation export of BBC AG, Mannheim

1979-1981 head of division hydro power plants of BBC AG, Mannheim

1976-1979 manager of technical office of BBC AG, Mannheim in Baghdad/Iraq

1975-1976 project engineer for turnkey switchgear installations at BBC AG, Mannheim


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