The Foundation Staff

Program Director in the "International Team", has been working for the Foundation since 1994 and has been responsible for programs in the field of life and environmental sciences as well as for cooperative projects in Central and Eastern Europe.

Background: Studied Biology and Plant Pathology at the Universities of Bonn, Göttingen and California, Riverside; PhD work at the Szeged Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, PhD in Agricultural Sciences from the University of Göttingen; Postdoc at the University of Göttingen, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant Protection.

Member of the Executive Management, responsible for Finance and Administration.

Background: Following studies in Business Administration, Henning Otto worked in the Corporate Finance department of a large German bank. Prior to his present position, he was member of the Management Board of a firm in the food industry.