Awards & Recognition
★Member of Order of Saint John (Johanniterorden)
★Board member of German National Foundation
★Honorary President of Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (2017-2021)
★Bavarian Order of Merit
★Member of Board of Trustees at Goethe University Frankfurt
Notable Facts
→Former CEO of German Federal Employment Agency (2004-2017), overseeing major labor market reforms
→Headed Federal Office for Migration and Refugees during 2015 European refugee crisis
→Chairman of Bundeswehr Structural Commission (2010)
→Currently serves on supervisory board of thyssenkrupp Steel
→Recently appointed co-chair of German pension reform commission (2024)
→Served as arbitrator in major Lufthansa labor disputes
→Chairman of Hertie Foundation board (2014-2024)
→German military officer (Oberst of reserve) and CDU party member