BORN		4th June 1949
EDUCATION
1969	Abitur (High School Graduation)
1969–1971	Military Service, German Army, Airborne Division, Last rank: Captain
1971–1977	University of Marburg and University of Göttingen
1977	1st State Examination
1977–1979	Judical service training
1980	2nd State Examination
1983	Doctor's degree, University of Frankfurt am Main (thesis on aviation law, magna cum laude)
EXPERIENCE
1980–	Attorney at law (barrister and solicitor), Frankfurt am Main
1982–1988	ÄRZTE ZEITUNG Verlags GmbH Head Legal Department, Head Personnel Department, fully authorised officer
1988–	AERO LLOYD German Airlines Senior Vice President Legal Affairs and Senior Vice President Personnel Affairs, fully authorised officer
1990–	AERO LLOYD German Airlines General Counsel and Senior Vice President International Affairs, fully authorised officer
SPECIAL SKILLS	Languages: English, French Specialised attorney at law for Labour Law Arbitrator
HONORS
1987–1991	Honorary Judge, Labour Court, Offenbach am Main
1991–	President, German Travel Law Society, Berlin
1992–	Senior Lecturer (aviation law and travel law) at the Universities of Darmstadt and Dresden
1999–	(Honorary) Professor of Air Law at the University of Darmstadt
		Member Case Law Commitee of the jounal „Air & Space Law" Member Advisory Board, German Journal of Air and Space Law Member of the Aviation Lawyer Group (Cologne) Member European Air Law Association (Brussels)
PUBLICATIONS	„Frankfurter Kommentar zum Luftverkehrsrecht" (German Aviation Law), 4 Volumes Warsaw Convention (Commentary) European Air Law (German and English) Numerous articles in German and international Law Journals on aviation law (for more details see www.luftverkehrsrecht.de)