1968
Born in Lübeck

1987
Senior school leaving certificate (Abitur) 

1987 – 1988
Basic military service

1988 – 1991
Trained as a bank clerk, Deutsche Bank AG, Lübeck

1991 – 1996
Degree in business administration, University of Hamburg

1996 – 1998
Civil servant training, Land Central Bank in Hamburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein

1998 – 2000
Deputy Director, Hamburg main office

2001 – 2003
Second Director, Neubrandenburg main office/branch

2003 – 2006
Head of Off-Site Supervision Section 2, Regional Office in Hamburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein

2006 – 2014
Head of Off-Site Supervision Section 2, Regional Office in Hesse

2014 – 2020
Head of the Coordination of National and International Off-Site Supervision Division, Directorate General Banking and Financial Supervision

2020 – 2023
Head of Regional Division Banking and Financial Supervision, Regional Office in Hamburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein

Since 2024
President of the Regional Office in North Rhine-Westphalia