Markus Oles earned his Diploma in Physics (B.S) in the Institute for Laser in 1992 and Plasmaphysics and his Promotion (Ph.D.) in the Institute of Physiology (Medical faculty) at the Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany in 1997. He completed his studies with a Master of Pharmaceutical Medicine at the University Witten/Herdecke in Germany in 2001. 1998 – 2004 R&D-Manager, Degussa AG, Creavis 2004 – 2005 Senior-Manager Controlling, Degussa AG, Creavis 2005 – 2008 Principal In house Consulting, Evonik-Services, Essen, Germany 2009 – 2010 Head of tkbest, thyssenkrupp Technologies, Germany 2010 – 2011 Vice President Division Office Technology. thyssenkrupp AG, Essen, Germany Since October 2011 Head of Technology Strategy & Projects, thyssenkrupp AG, Essen, Germany