• Born and raised in Germany
• University background: Mathematics with additional lectures on economics and computer science
• Professional background: Being part of the logistics industry all the time, working first for a courier express company and then joined the container line Hapag-Lloyd AG, based in the HQ in Hamburg
• Background at Hapag-Lloyd AG:
o Joined in 2008
o Head of Market Intelligence (part of Business Intelligence & Analytics) since 2015

With a fleet of 253 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 1.8 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. The company has around 14,300 employees and more than 400 offices in 137 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of approximately 3.0 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 126 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the leading operators in the Transatlantic, Middle East, Latin America and Intra-America trades.