Born: August, 3rd, 1949 in Hamburg,
married to Dr. Heike Schwesinger, two children
High School (Abitur): „Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums“ in Hamburg
Hamburg University, Subject Chemistry,
Final grade: Diploma
Disseration:
Federalresearchinstitute for the Forestry and Forestproducts
Institute for Chemistry of Wood: research assistant,
Institute for Applied and Technical Chemistry at the Hamburg University
Final grade: PhD
1980–1983
Deutsche Shell AG, Refinery Harburg
1983–1985
Manufacturing headquarters of the Shell-Group in The Hague,
Patent (with two colleagues) for a hydrotreating process for the manufacturing of LVI baseoils from naphthenic crude
1985–1993
Headquarters of the Deutsche Shell AG in Hamburg,
Managing Director of daughter companies,
Lobbyist of the Association of the Petroleum Industry in Germany in conjunction with the new legislation regarding waste oil disposal
1994–2005
Frankfurt Economic Development GmbH:
CEO and President
2005–2013
FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH International Marketing of the Region:
Founder/CEO and President
Political career
1985–1993
"Wirtschaftsrat der CDU", an organisation of entrepreneurs, business owners and senior managers - member of the Hamburg board
Initiated the association´s young leaders program
Established its first regional chapter in East Germany upon reunification
Published and co-authored the study „Metropole Hamburg“,
1987–1991
"Deputierter" (=member of the advisory board) of the commission for social affairs of the federal state Hamburg
1991-1993
elected and reelected member of the parliament of the federal state Hamburg
Aufsichts- und Beiratsmandate
früher:
Neue Sentimental Film AG
IQB Career Services AG
Internationale Schule Frankfurt
Wirtschaftsinitiative FrankfurtRheinMain
Fachhochschule Frankfurt
PROVADIS
Frankfurter Foto Forum
aktuell:
Unternehmerverband Frankfurt e.V.
Sitewards GmbH,
Basketball macht Schule