Portfolio since 1995

Portfolio.

Four areas — operational, founded, investments, advisor. Active and concluded engagements ordered chronologically. Click an entry for context and contribution.

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Portfolio archive.

Operational

Operational

Executive employments and associate-partner roles with operational responsibility.

Operational

Elia Group

Group CDO & CIO, Member of the Group Management Board, Elia Group · CDIO, 50Hertz Transmission GmbH · additionally Chief AI Officer from 2025

Six years on the Group Management Board of two systemically critical transmission system operators.

11 / 2019 – 12 / 2025
Operational

Sensorberg

COO (07/2016 – 03/2017), CEO (03/2017 – 10/2019), Board Member and Advisor (11/2019 – 12/2024)

Business-model shift from retail marketing provider to industrial IoT platform for real estate.

07 / 2016 – 12 / 2024
Operational

Vattenfall

Head of Network

An initially six-month interim mandate that turned into more than four years.

04 / 2012 – 06 / 2016
Operational

Softgarden

CEO (Interim Manager)

First interim management mandate through the newly founded exigo capital vehicle.

01 / 2011 – 02 / 2012
Operational

Vodafone 360

Head of Global User Experience

A dedicated Vodafone ecosystem of social, cloud, and apps with a dedicated Samsung hardware line.

01 / 2007 – 01 / 2011
Operational

iconmobile

group COO and Managing Director

Operational leadership of one of Europe's leading digital innovation agencies in the early smartphone era.

03 / 2009 – 12 / 2010
Operational

Vodafone Group

Head of Global User Experience

Build-up of the global Vodafone UX and product organisation during the birth phase of the mobile internet.

10 / 2003 – 02 / 2009
Operational

Vodafone live!

Head of Global User Experience

Global UX leadership of the first worldwide mobile content portal — from the original launch to the camera phone.

10 / 2003 – 02 / 2009
Operational

Vodafone live! Vision

Head of Global User Experience

Conceptual vision and future-state work on Vodafone's product strategy.

10 / 2003 – 02 / 2009
Operational

Accenture

Manager, Communications & High-Tech Practice

Five-year consulting station in the Communications & High-Tech Practice.

11 / 1998 – 10 / 2003
Operational

GSM Gesellschaft für Software Management

Head of Branch

First management station: opening the Berlin office from scratch.

05 / 1995 – 10 / 1998
Operational

Fraunhofer IAO

Consultant

Entry into professional life at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering, in parallel with university studies.

01 / 1992 – 05 / 1995