Michael Soll studied biology and received his PhD in 1993 at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

He has over 25 years of experience in business development, marketing and sales at various companies active in analytical instrumentation and analytical services in Europe. His functional experience included marketing, application and sales of LC- and GC-coupled mass spectrometry, MALDI-TOF MS and chromatographic tools. End of 2014, he joined Frontier Laboratories, a global leading company in GC/MS coupled analytical pyrolysis. Here, he is managing and supporting distribution partners and supports users of analytical pyrolyzers in whole Europe in terms of applications and technical concerns.

His most recent employment history is as follows:

Frontier Laboratories Ltd, Koriyama, Japan, 2014 to present

European Business Development Manager

Responsible for support of distribution partners and users in Europe, marketing directed to sales channels and customers

LECO Germany, Mönchengladbach, Germany, 2008 to 2014,

Managing Director

Responsible for achievement of sales targets, strategic directions, marketing and service optimization.

SGS,  Geneva, Switzerland, 2006 to 2008

Business development manager biopharma quality control Europe.

ABSciex, Darmstadt, Germany, 1999 to 2006

Sales Manager Proteomics products in DACH territory: increase sales of Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography products