Born 1965, married, two children
Education: Math.-techn. assistant; master's degree in computer science (RWTH Aachen, Germany); certified telecommunication manager (University of Ilmenau, Germany); certified data protection officer (TÜV Nord, Germany)
Professional background:
1984-1997: Experience in various IT functions in the insurance industry (started as mainframe SW developer); DKV AG, Cologne.
1997-2001: Consultant and project manager in the consulting firm Mummert+Partner (today Sopra Steria Consulting, Hamburg)
2001-2018: Senior Manager/Prokurist in an IT company offering standard SW products for the insurance industry, with profit and loss responsibility; ISS Software GmbH (subsidiary of Sopra Steria Consulting), Hamburg.
Since 2018: Head of Corporate IT at BDO Germany; since 2020 CIO of BDO Germany
Hobbies: IT (since 1980), horseback riding, Japanese martial arts & philosophy/karate, reading SF&F, music (guitar, harmonica)
Guest speaker in various fields (IT conferences, technical colleges)

The Pop in myJob: IT changes continuously, never stands still - never gets boring. And in my position, I have a clear creative mandate as well as room to move my company forward in its development. A company that has a great past and a great future.

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