| 1972 |
Diploma in Political Science, University
of Munich |
| 1972-79 |
Lecturer at the Institute of the Philosophy of Law and
Legal Computer Science at theUniversity of Munich |
| 1979-1990 |
State Commissioner for Data Protection of the state
Bremen in Germany |
| 1984 |
Dr. jur., Information Technology and Data Protection,
University of Munich |
| 1991 |
Honorary Ph.D from the ‘Freie Hansestadt Bremen’ |
| 1990-95 |
Executive for Data Protection, Data Security and the
legal department, debis Systemhaus |
| 1995-present |
At DaimlerChrysler. Today he is chief
officer, corporate data protection |
| 2000-present |
President of the German Computer Law
Association (DGRI). |