Manager of the department for EU budget, European Investment Bank matters, EU own resources questions, Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany (05/2001-Present)
Budgetary attaché, Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the EU, Foreign Office, Brussels (1997-2001)
Chairman of the EU Council's Budgetary Committee, Foreign Office, Brussels (01/1999-06/1999)
Responsible for General Department for European financial questions, then Responsible for Paris Club debt rescheduling, Head of Delegation for bilateral debt rescheduling (francophone Africa), Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany (1991-1997)
General Bank trainee programme, then employed in Board of Management Secretariat, responsible for equity investments, Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hanover (1989-1991)
2nd State Law Examination (1988)
1st State Law Examination (1985)
Degree in Law, University of Göttingen (1985)
Training as savings bank official, Kreissbarkasse Osnabrück (1977-1980)