Before Lars joined the communications arena, he worked for 10 years as a Director in Equity Sales for Merrill Lynch and Flemings in their offices in Frankfurt, London and Singapore. His clients included DWS, Dresdner Bank, Allianz, Deutsche Bank, DEKA, Schroders, UBS, Credit Suisse, ING and Bayerische Landesbank. Lars started his banking career with Deutsche Bank in Private Banking and Portfolio Management.

He has a Degree in Business Administration and Finance and is also qualified by the SFA as a registered representative. He speaks German, English and French