Florian studied materials engineering at the Bonn/Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and holds a degree in engineering. In 2005, he joined Bayer/Covestro as a mechanical engineer for mechanical simulations. In a next step, he took over the technical project management for global automotive glazing projects, which made him responsible for global technical marketing in the field of automotive glazing. From 2017 to 2023, he took on the role of global market developer for automotive composites. Since November 2023, he has been responsible for the technical development of the new energy and power market, covering all residential energy management applications.