Biography

Education

University Law and Economics, Staatsexamen (MA of Law), Dipl. Volkswirt (MA of Economics), Dr. (law, high hons)

Work Experience

35 years of experience as director at international banking groups:

  • liaison office IMPPPACT Global Alliance – SDG Public Private Partnership Assoc.
  • head of funding solutions incl. collateralised funding & covered bonds (on / off balance, synthetic, “Pfandbriefe”)
  • project manager Basel II (advanced approach)
  • head of legal and regulatory affairs
  • head of planning and product development
  • head of risk management and international coordination
  • assets & liabilities management
  • asset sales & acquisitions
  • group financial structures
  • negotiating participations and setting up subsidiary companies
  • Islamic financial law

Community

  • Member of Committee on International Monetary Law (MOCOMILA) of the International Law Association (ILA)
  • Member of Committee on International Securities Regulation of the International Law Association (ILA)
  • Advisor on banking regulation and implementation of covered bonds / mortgage banking to several Central and Eastern European authorities / governments, incl. PHARE projects
  • Involved in drafting the German Covered Bond (Pfandbrief) Act
  • Member of German Joint Working Group on Banking Regulation (banking industry, Deutsche Bundesbank, BAFin)
  • Member of Committee on Banking Regulation, Association of German Pfandbrief Banks
  • Member of Round Table International Real Estate collateral, Association of German Pfandbrief Banks (references)
  • Member of Working Group on Alternative Energy Finance, Association of German Pfandbrief Banks
  • Member of Chinaforum Bayern
  • Member of Export-club Bayern
  • Member of German-Arabian Society
  • Member of German Near and Middle East Association
  • Member of German Australian Pacific Lawyer Association