Kirsten Schoder-Steinmüller is the sole managing partner of Schoder GmbH, Langen. Schoder GmbH is a metal contract manufacturer with 70 employees and a training company. The company specialises in industrial engraving, CNC milling and eroding technology, screen/digital printing, sheet metal processing and laser technology. The company exports to Canada and Eastern Europe, among other countries. Mrs Schoder-Steinmüller studied business administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg, where she graduated with a degree in business administration in 1984. She has worked for the company in various roles since 1984. Initially in the areas of personnel, sales and controlling. Since 2003, she has had overall responsibility, including production.