- Year of birth: 1956
- Place of birth: Halle/Saale
- Nationality: German
- Member since: 20 April 2011
- End of term: 2024
Education
- Obtained a degree in spatial planning in Dortmund and planning in Oxford
Career
| Since November 2020 | Independent Consultant for Companies, Administrations, Political Parties and Civil Society Initiatives |
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October 2009 - October 2020 |
Mayor of the City of Dortmund |
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February 2007 - October 2009 |
Manager of the City of Dortmund and Head of the Planning, Urban Development and Infrastructure Department |
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April 2005 - February 2007 |
Head of the Planning Department at the City of Dortmund |
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May 1999 - March 2005 |
Head of the Environment and Planning Department at the City of Dortmund |
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1994 - 1999 |
Director at the Institute of State and Urban Development Research, State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
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1986 - 1994 |
Ministry for Urban Development, Housing and Transportation, State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
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1983 - 1985 |
Internship in the field of urban development with the State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
Membership in other mandatory supervisory boards
---Membership in comparable domestic and foreign supervisory committees of commercial enterprises
---Core competences
- Comprehensive energy expertise (electricity generation from renewables, energy trading and conventional electricity generation)
- Expertise in company strategy development and implementation
- Competence in the areas of new technologies and digitisation
- Leadership experience
- Profound knowledge of the public sector
- International experience in the energy sector, knowledge of its international status and of domestic and international interests in relation to the sector
- Knowledge of accounting and financial statement audits
- Special knowledge and experience in applying accounting principles and internal monitoring methods
- Appropriate expertise in co-determination matters