Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Non-executive Director and Adviser in companies in the mining, metallurgical, energy and other resources industries in Europe, Africa and Asia in globally operating corporations.
After retirement from operative management in the Norsk Hydro Group in Oslo and secondments within this Group to London and Singapore, adviser to Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration in London and Johannesburg to work on project assessments in Africa.
Managing Director at Hydro Aluminium Malaysia Sdn Bhd in Johor Bahru, near Singapore. Besides running the Hydro aluminium rolling mill in Malaysia, responsible for Hydro aluminium markets in the Asia Pacific Region with regional sales offices in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. At the same time non-executive director on the board of Hydro Aluminium UK Ltd in London and other Norsk Hydro companies in the United Kingdom. After retirement from operative management, continuation as non-executive director on the board of Hydro Aluminium Malaysia Sdn Bhd in Johor Bahru.
Managing Director at Hydro Aluminium UK Ltd in London and non-executive director in the other Norsk Hydro companies in the UK. Responsible for the markets in the UK and partially North America with a close working contact to the London Metal Exchange (LME). In charge of the merger of the Norwegian Hydro and German VAW into one Hydro Aluminium UK company with an important sales volume.
Managing Director of the large agro-industrial operation in the DR Congo of the London-Luxembourg-based Corange Group with 4,000 employees in the DR Congo and important export volumes from the DR Congo to Europe and North America. In 1997 the Corange Group became part of the Swiss Roche Group. Concurrently German Honorary Consul for the Eastern DR Congo during political turmoil and armed conflict through the Congo War. Awarded the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. After leaving for London, continuing as Honorary Consul in an advisory capacity to the German Foreign Office until 2005. The Corange Logo is not existing anymore; therefore the Roche Logo is used.