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Curriculum Vitae

YearStations
1958Born in Cornberg
1978 - 1984Studied law at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen
1984First state examination in law
1984 - 1987Law clerkship
1987Second state examination in law
Since 1987Lawyer
Since 1992Specialist lawyer for labour law
1992VNG - Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft, Leipzig, Authorised signatory
1992 - 2007Director in various functions at VNG Leipzig
2005 - 2008Technical Managing Director of Erdgasversorgungsgesellschaft Thüringen-Sachsen mbH (EVG)
2007 - 2015Member of the Executive Board of VNG - Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft, Leipzig
2007 - 2009Board Member Gas Procurement
2009 - 2010Board Member Commercial/Personnel
2010 - 2013Board Member Gas Sales/Personnel
2013 - 2015Board of Directors Trading
since 2015Rector of the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg

Mandates and memberships

  • Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology Foundation
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Dr.Erich-Krüger-Stiftung
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Sparkassen-Stiftung
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Saxonia-Stiftung
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Heinisch-Stiftung
  • Member of the International Advisory Board of the University of Camilo José Cela, Madrid
  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Saxon State Association of Miners', Metallurgical and Miners' Associations
  • Officer, Vice Chair, Strategic Leadership Communities, World Energy Council (WEC), London
  • Member of the Advisory Board of VNG - Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft, Leipzig
  • since 01.12.2017 / Chairman of the Saxony Rectors' Conference (LRK)