Degree in Electrical Engineering, Erlangen University, Germany. Since 1988, with Siemens, various management positions including: 1996-2000, energy sector, Spain; 2001-05, energy sector, Mexico; 2006-10, Head, Corporate Development and Strategies, Americas, based in Munich, Germany; since August 2010, President and CEO, Siemens Colombia and Siemens South America, ex Brazil. Member of the Steering Committee, Lateinamerika Verein, Hamburg.