With a background in international agribusiness from the Technical University of Berlin, agricultural sciences from the University of Kiel and brewing and distilling at Heriot-Watt in Edinburgh I have been working in food, agribusiness and bioenergy for about thirty years – in sales, distribution, market development and commercial leadership. Most of that time has been spent either opening new markets or helping other companies do the same.

Over the years I have worked across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the United States – sometimes for large companies, sometimes building something from scratch. I have had the experience of representing foreign businesses to European buyers, and of representing German interests in markets that are genuinely unfamiliar. Both directions teach you different things.

Since 2017 I have been working independently, supporting international companies that want to build a commercial presence in the DACH region and the Nordics, and occasionally helping European businesses find their footing in markets further afield.

I work with a small number of clients at a time – usually between one and three, for a selected number of days a month over a period of one to two years. I am based in the Port of Kiel by the Baltic Sea.

If what you are trying to do sounds like something I might be useful for, the best starting point is a conversation.