Born on 15 December 1962 in Herborn, Hesse

1982 – 1984
Trained as a bank clerk

1985 – 1987
Degree in business administration at the Bundesbank's University of Applied Sciences and admission to the Bundesbank’s Upper Intermediate Service

1987 – 1993
Various positions in the areas of cashless payments and banking supervision

1993 – 1995
Training at the Deutsche Bundesbank, culminating in examination for the Higher Service

1996 – 2005
Deputy Head of Division, Internal and External Procedures in Cash Payment Operations

2005 – 2006
Head of the Future of Cash Office

2006 – 2009
Head of Division, Policy Issues Relating to Cash Payment Operations and Automated Cash Processing

2009 – 2010
Deputy Director General Cash Management

2010 – 2014
President of the Regional Office in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland

Since 1 January 2015
Director General Cash Management