1975 - 1980 Studies in Industrial Engineering (Dipl.-Wirtschafts-Ingenieur) at Karlsruhe University
1980 Joined BMW AG
1987 - 2022 Chairman of the Works Council Munich
1987 - 2022 Chairman of the Joint Works Council BMW AG
1996 - 2022 Chairman of the BMW EURO-Joint Works Council
1988 - 2022 Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board BMW AG
since 1990 Deputy Chairman of the Managing Board of the BMW health insurance fund
since 1994 Alternate Chairman of the Board of Administration of the BMW health insurance fund
since 2013 Member of the Advisory Board of the BMW health insurance fund association
since 2008 Member of the Board of Administration of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds
since 2008 Member of the committee of experts ”prevention, rehabilitation and care” of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds
since 2015 Member of the Board of the ISSA (International Association for Social Security)
since 2018 Member of the Board of trustees of the IQWiG (Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care)