 He completed a PhD entitled "The market-dominating company under French law" at the Faculty of Law at the University of Mannheim.After graduation, he worked at the Diersch & Schröder group of companies for four years as managing director, being responsible for the company's mineral oil, chemistry and shipping activities.In 1974, he joined his parents' company - with the aim of expanding the world markets with Capri Sun and taking the company global.