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Born 1962, Dr. rer. Pol.; Diplom-Kaufmann. From 1982 till 1985 training as banker. From 1985-1991, studies of management and business administration at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne. From 1992-2004 assistant at the research institute for social policy and the seminar for co-operative studies at university of cologne. Since 2009 lecturer at seminar for co-operative studies at university of cologne. Since 2005, CEO of DNI Beteiligungen AG. Since 2013 CEO of Horus AG. Since 2015 CEO of Smart Equity AG.

Current research focus: Relationship of co-operative science and practice; Programmatic and contextual enhancement of application-oriented and knowledge-pluralistic managerial economics (management science?) for co-operatives; Co-operative management- and business ethics; Success evaluation of co-operative banks; success factors for co-operative start-ups (new foundations); Potentials and constraints for co-operative entrepreneurship; morphology and typology of co-operative business models.

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