A member of the illustrious House of Croÿ, he worked for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung from 1989 until he became one of the founders of the TELEBÖRSE in 1999.
Han tilhører den kendte adelsfamilie Croÿ, og arbejdede for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung fra 1989 indtil han medgrundlagde TELEBÖRSE i 1999.