Vice-Chair of the Management Board, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) since 2011. He held several positions at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (2000-2010) and among others Managing Director, Director General of the Country Department Asia/Pacific, Latin America/Caribbean, Director General of the Country Department Mediterranean Region, Europe and Central Asian Countries. He was also a Research associate to the chair of economic and social geography, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (1991-1996). He is member of the Board and Honorary Professor of Tongji University, Shanghai. He holds a doctorate degree from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB).
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