A mechanical engineer with a PhD, Martin is a consultant, a member of the board of BWO e.V. and the Offshore Wind Power Foundation. He is also the chairman of the World Forum Offshore Wind, a former member of the supervisory board of Senvion S.A. (until 1 July 2017) and 8.2 Consulting AG, an honorary professor at Leibniz University of Hanover and a lecturer at TUHH in Hamburg. Between 2001 and 2008, he set up the offshore wind power division at REpower Systems AG. From 2008 to 2013, he was responsible for the development, construction and operation of all offshore wind power stations of RWE Innogy GmbH.