Erich has operational experience in various international management positions within Nestlé, the World Economic Forum, and the German Finance Ministry, before joining the venture capital industry. In his last position at Nestlé he was head of marketing for a business division based in Asia with US$500 million revenue, and managed a team of 70 inclusive of a sales force of 35.

He holds a B.A. in business, economics and law from HSG University of St Gallen, Switzerland, and a tri-lingual MBA of EAP-ESCP European School of Management (Paris-Oxford-Berlin).