Born in Mannheim on December 16th, 1954
Professional Background
ARTE GEIE, Strasbourg
- 2016-2020: President
- until December 2015: Member of the General Assembly
ARTE DEUTSCHLAND, Baden-Baden
- 2016–2019: Member of the General Assembly
- 2007–2015: Chairman of the General Assembly
ARD / SWR
- 2007 – August 2019: SWR President, ARD President in charge of online issues
- 2011–2012: ARD Vice President
- 2009–2010: ARD President
- 2007–2014: ARD President in charge of the cooperation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
- 1998–2007: SWR Administrative Director, Managing Director of the SWR Holding GmbH
Administration service of the federal State Baden-Württemberg
- 1981–1994: “Beamter” for the federal State Baden-Württemberg, including its “Staatsministerium”
Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR)
- 1995–1998: In-house lawyer and Financial Director
Education
- 1973–1981: Law studies, Heidelberg and Mannheim
Further activities
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Bavaria Film GmbH, Degeto Film GmbH and SportA Sportrechte- und Marketing GmbH
- Vice Chairman of the Telepool GmbH General Assembly