Alumni Portraits Faculty of Life Sciences 

Which job perspectives are there for our graduates? In which industries and companies do they work? How does their usual workdays look like? Which advice do they have for students? All these questions are answered in the Alumni Portraits. 

Agribusiness, B.A. 

Philip Leenen

Job title
Senior Central Purchasing Manager,
previously Key Account Manager

Company
Kaufland International,
previously Landgard Blumen & Pflanzen GmbH

Graduated
2015

Date of the interview 
June 2020 

Bioengineering, B.Sc. 

Andreas Obers

Position
PhD Student

Institution
Peter Doherty Institute

Graduated
2016

Date of the interview 
March 2020 

Bio Science and Health, B.Sc. 

Adam Pietzka

Position
Health manager

Company
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

Graduated
2013

Date of the interview 
November 2017  

Quality, Environment, Safety and Hygiene, B.Sc. 

Alina Richter

Job 
Projektleitung HACCP

Firma
Dr. Berns Laboratorium GmbH & Co. KG

Abschlussjahr
2021

Zeitpunkt des Interviews 
März 2023

Simon Schott

Position
Assistant Chief Supply Chain Officer 

Company
H. von Gimborn GmbH 

Graduated
2014

Date of the interview 
September 2018 

Sustainable Agriculture, B.Sc. 

Rehana Noor

Position
Agriculture Specialist

Company
Grameen Intel Social Business Ltd.

Graduated
2014

Date of the interview 
March 2018 

Food Sciences, M.Sc. 

Dr. Jan Schages

Job
Manager Hygiene & Allergies
(International R&D)  

Firma
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 

Abschlussjahr
2017 

Zeitpunkt des Interviews 
Januar 2022