Michael studied Chemistry at Stuttgart University and received his Ph.D. as a fellow of the International-Max-Planck-Research-School for Advanced Materials in 2007. He has gained experience in managing innovation and product development in leading positions in the protective equipment industry. Since joining the corvaglia group in 2012 as Chief Technology Officer Michael has entered the world of beverage closures. He serves as the CEO of corvaglia group today. Michael acts as a chairman of both the International Technical Center for Bottling (CETIE) workgroup 'Plastic closure qualification test methods' and the International Society of Beverage Technology (ISBT) sub-committee 'Harmonization of ISBT & CETIE closure test methods'.