Work experience
- Executive Team Manager, ENERGY STORAGE EUROPE, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, and CEO, Messe Düsseldorf Japan (Tokyo): 2007 - 2022
- Member of the Board & Auditor in the IT company Landscape (Tokyo): 2005 – 2020
- Co-Founder and Partner of a private German-Japanese business & market entry consultancy: 2001 – 2007
- Research positions in Berlin (WZB) and Tokyo (DIJ), with focus on international management, industry structures & corporate governance in Japan and Germany
- Teaching assignments, including Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences, IUBH, Hosei University (Tokyo)
Education
- PhD in Business Administration (Dr. rer. pol.), Humboldt University, 2000
- M.A. in Japanese Studies, Humboldt University