Stephan received his Engineers Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Thermodynamics at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences in 1992. Later, at the University of St. Gallen, he led research projects for “Efficient Recovery of Solvents”, and did Engineering for Caustic Concentration Plants. Since 2005 he is CTO of KNF Flodos AG. In the recent years, he established Electronics & Software Development at KNF Flodos AG for Smart Products with Intelligent Features.