Professional Career

Global active asset management arm of Allianz SE, € 498 bn assets under management (aum)

Head of Strategy & Corporate Development
Stimulating organic and inorganic growth in saturated markets
Sept 2015 – Dec 2017, New York, USA
Head of Business Management „Global Solutions”
Enabling change initiatives across-departments & locations
Apr 2014 – Aug 2015, Munich, Germany
Head of Multinational Corporations
Introducing European business extension for the cross-border pension business
Oct 2011 – Mar 2014, Munich, Germany
Co-Head Business Development Central & Eastern Europe (CEE)
Driving expansion in emerging markets
Jan 2009 – Sept 2011, London, UK
Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Heading the CEO-Office and facilitating strategic initiatives in international matrix organizations
Jan 2007 – Dec 2008, Munich, Germany

Allianz Beratungs- und Vertriebs-AG
German distribution arm for Allianz insurance
Sales area manager
Identifying key differentiating factors / USPs
Sept 2005 – Dec 2006, Passau / Regensburg, Germany
Allianz Versicherungs-AG
German product provider for Allianz insurance
Participant of the „Fast Track Management Development Program“
Launching a start-up in a corporate environment
Jan 2004 – Aug 2005, Munich, Germany

Doctorate
Dissertation: „Einsatz von Customer-Relationship-Management (CRM)-Systemen“ (Dr. rer. pol. – Summa cum laude (1.0))
WHU, Otto Beisheim School of Management
Januar 2000 – April 2004, Vallendar, Germany
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Management
European School of Management and Technology (ESMT), Berlin
Oct 2015 – Jun 2016, Berlin, Germany
Master in Management & Economics (Degree: Dipl.-Ök.)
Leibniz University Hannover
Oct 1993 – Nov 1999, Hannover, Germany
Bachelor in International Economics
University of Antwerp
Oct 1995 – June 1996, Antwerp, Belgium
Certified Change Management Professional
Qualitätsring Coaching und Beratung e.V.
Jun 2020 – Oct 2020, Munich, Germany