Bio

• CEO GESI . Group Sustainability and Climate Protection Officer Deutsche Telekom • Chairman of the GeSI - Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative • Advisory Council Member of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations IDDRI • Board Member of the World Resources Forum Association • Member of the Advisory Panel of the UNFCCC “Momentum for Change” Initiative • Jury Member of the GreenTec –Awards • Board Member of the 2 Grad Foundation – The German Initiative for Climate Change • Steering Committee member of “Econsense”, The Forum for Sustainable Development of the German business • Member of the BDI, the German Industry Association, Energy and Climate Policy Steering Group • Steering Committee Member of the Environment WG from BITKOM – The German ICT Business Organisation • Steering Committee Member of the United Nations “Caring for Climate” Initiative • Steering Committee Member of the European Corporate Leaders Group • Member of the ETNO Sustainability Group • Member of the ERT Climate Change Group • Member of the Advisory Board of the e-Mobility Initiative • Member of the Advisory Board for the PRME/CBS conference ''Sustainable Leadership in the Era of Climate Change'' • Member of the GSMA Initiative on Climate Change • Member of the World Economic Forum task Force on Low Carbon Economy. • Member of the SAP Sustainability strategy, reporting & assurance Advisory Panel • Member of the Green Footprint Monitoring Advisory board • Member of the PARADISO Expert panel • Member of the Steering Committee of the SMART 2020 Studies in Portugal, USA and Germany • Co-chair of the ICT4EE Forum. • Permanent member of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications and ''Chair'' of diverse Work groups; Specialties: Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainability Climate Change Telecommunications and ICT Lobbying