Matthias was born in Hamburg in 1958.  He studied electronics in Berlin and graduated in 1983.

Philips Semiconductors, Hamburg
-    Development engineer for bipolar mixed circuits from 1983 to 1986. 
NEC Electronics, Düsseldorf
-    Product Marketing engineer for ASIC products from 1986 to 1989
-    Assistant Manager in ASIC Application from 1989 to 1993
-    Manager ASIC CAD from 1993 to 1998
-    General Manager European Technology Centre since 1999
-    General Manager Engineering Group from 2006 to 2010

Renesas Electronics, Düsseldorf
-    General Manager Engineering Group since 2010

Advisory functions as non-executive Director in the board of:
-    AmmoCore Inc. 2000 to 2003
-    Athena Design Systems Inc. 2003 to 2007
-    Vivante Inc. 2007 to 2009