What has been your nicest “gases experience”?

Working with people from different countries within the scope of Messer Academy and implementing Messer projects together. I am very proud that we managed to do this as a team.

What would you say is a must-see for anyone visiting your country?

There are many beautiful places you can visit in Germany, some of which are underrated. I would therefore find it very hard to pick out a particular destination. My advice would be to explore the regional attractions of the area you happen to be staying in. You will be surprised at how many open and friendly people you’ll meet.

What three things would you miss least?

Disease, injustice and people with negative energy.

What else would you like to learn or study?

Outside of work, languages are near the top of my list. I’d also like to be able to play the guitar really well.

Which famous person would you like to spend an evening with?

I would have liked to have spent an evening with the late Apple founder Steve Jobs. He had to deal with a lot of setbacks in his career, yet he always picked himself up and carried on. He never feared change and always called existing business models into question.

We video-interviewed Jens Leichthammer, who told us about the changes brought about by digitalisation and their impact on communication and existing processes.