Karl studied Engineering. He is Managing Director of „Selo Deutschland GmbH“ – a company which sells packaging machinery for the food-industry. Since his youth he has always been strongly interested in special projects for Africa. Dunia ya Heri offers him a good chance to put into practice part of his visions and ideas. Together with his wife Annette he is owner and founder of the „Josia Center“ – an Adventist primary school and school of evangelism. Karl is also vice chairman of ASI (Adventist-Laymen’s Services and Industries) in Germany.