Graduated in Organic Chemistry from the University of Frankfurt (Germany). Editor at the Beilstein Institute for Organic Chemistry in Frankfurt and member of the Beilstein Database team. Marketing Manager for chemical handbooks and databases at Springer-Verlag (Beilstein, Gmelin, Landoldt Boernstein). Marketing Manager for all electronic products in Springer-Verlag. Head of the Marketing and Sales of Journals and the Information Service LINK.