Studies in Economics, Business Administration and Modern Chinese, Germany, US, UK, South-East Asia; Diploma, Ruhr-Universitaet, Bochum; MA, Yale University; DPhil, University of Oxford. Experience in international syndication and corporate finance, Commerzbank. With Boston Consulting Group: 1981, Consultant; 1987, Partner, built and expanded Financial Services Practice, first in Germany and, since 1996, worldwide; January 2004 - December 2012, President and Chief Executive Officer; since 2013, Global Chairman.