Joined WICOR Group in 1995 as Head of Corporate Development, later management responsibility for ETBA Asia/Pacific. Former positions include: Attorney with Lenz & Stähelin, Geneva, Switzerland; Secretary General of SIG (Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft), Neuhausen/Rheinfall, Switzerland.

Master's Degree in Law from the Universities of Berne, Switzerland, and LL.M. from Georgetown,  Washington D.C. USA. Swiss and US Attorney-at-law. Executive MBA from University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Extracurricular appointments/public activities include:
- Member of the Board of Directors of Swiss Life Holding, Zürich, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of Directors of Biomed AG, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Vice Chairman of Chamber of Industry and Commerce St. Gallen-Appenzell, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Board Member of Economiesuisse and Swissmem, Zürich, Switzerland

- Member of Chapter Doing Business in the USA of Swiss American Chamber of Commerce, Zürich

- Member of Foundation Board and Head of Steering Committee of Zürich Film Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland