After his studies of Chemistry at RWTH Aachen and a post-doc year at ENSCM Montpellier, he started his career in industry at EC Erdölchemie (today INEOS Köln) in Cologne. After different rules in R+D, production, and HSE department , he works as site optimization manager responsible for the planning of the production site.

INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals as well as Oil & Gas. It comprises 34 businesses each with a major chemical company heritage. Its production network spans 171 manufacturing facilities in 24 countries throughout the world. INEOS is characterized by the following strengths: • High-quality and low-cost production facilities • Well-invested plants • Large plants that benefit from economies of scale • Favorable locations • Experienced management • Leading market positions • Operating diversity - products, customers, geographic regions, applications and end-use markets Leading market positions allow INEOS to be the supplier of choice for many of the largest customers in our markets. This has translated into strong and long-term relationships with these customers. The company continues to grow its profitability and cash flows through: • Leveraging existing resources to expand sales • Achievement of cost savings • Extracting the full benefits of a vertically integrated business The management philosophy at INEOS is to operate a simple and decentralized organizational structure, coupled with programs and incentives for our employees.