married, 2 children EDUCATION Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn Course of studies: Chinese and Indonesian, Linguistic Sciences and Economics Diplom-Übersetzerin Chinese and Indonesian PROFESSIONAL CAREER 1993 – 1998 Senior Experten Service GmbH, Bonn Foundation of the German Industry for International Cooperation Acquisition, management and coordination of short-term-projects sending retired, skilled volunteers on assignments to the People’s Republic of China Managing und developing the automotive program 1998 – 2009 Interconsilium GmbH & Co. KG, Düsseldorf Junior Consultant MC Management Career GmbH, Düsseldorf Executive Search Consultant since 2003 Freelance Consultancy Research, consulting & intercultural coaching since 2009 Höchsmann & Company KG, Düsseldorf Management of executive search engagements with focus on health & nutrition, retail & services, industrial solutions and Asian markets