He has been the Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network Germany since 2016. Today, the network has more than 1100 participants. Between 1997 and 2014, Marcel worked in various senior positions at WBCSD, a CEO-led business association of 200 leading global companies. As a member of the Executive Management Team, his responsibilities included WBCSD’s Global Network of partner organizations and the Development and Social Capital Focus Areas. His earlier professional experience includes an engagement as a professional officer at UNIDO in Mexico between 1994 and 1996. Marcel holds degrees in International Relations and Development Studies from the University of Konstanz and the London School of Economics, as well as a Swiss Hotel Management diploma.