International Experience

Regulatory and External Affairs Europe, Eastern Europe (incl. Russia, CIS), Middle East, Africa, India and South America

Responsible for assuring that the interests of the chewing gum industry in Germany adequately represented vis-a-vis opinion leaders (political and the public), the lawmaking processes and the trade.

Responsible for the successful integration of the German Kaugummi-Verband e.V., into the German national confectionery industry Association - BDSI

Responsible for the strategic leadership of the international chewing gum industry, with respect to all relevant legislation with the goal to prevent and remove regulatory barriers in marketing of chewing gum worldwide.

Also for companies in India, Turkey, Switzerland, USA and Canada

"The European Food Law Association (EFLA) is an international non-profit making organisation that has as its essential goal to study and to promote Food Law, as well as to contribute to its development and to its international harmonisation under conditions taking into account at the same time its specificity, its interdisciplinary nature and its special function, the protection of the consumers."

“The BLL functions as a partner for dialogue with political, administrative and scientific sectors, with consumer organisations and with the media, relative to the areas of food, food production, quality and safety, food laws and consumer protection.”

Active member of relevant BLL Working Groups.