| born 1949 near Neu-Ulm, Germany |
| Professional Experience |
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| since 2002 | Linde AG |
| 01/2003 | Chairman of the Executive Board |
| 05/2002 | Joined Linde AG as Member of the Executive Board |
| 1999 - 2002 | Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, USA
Group, Vice President, Ford Motor Company and Chairman and CEO, Premier Automotive Group, London, England; concurrently Chairman of Jaguar Cars Ltd. and Volvo Cars (responsible for Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land-Rover, Lincoln and Volvo) |
| 1976 - 1999 | BMW AG, Munich, Germany |
| 1987 | Member of the Executive Board of BMW AG |
| 1986 | Deputy Board Member |
| 1976 - 1985 | Various executive positions |
1976
| Joined BMW AG as Specialist for Manufacturing Technology |
| Education |
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| 1984 | Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, Boston, USA |
| 1972 - 1975 | Degree in Economics and Engineering (Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing.), Technical University of Munich, Germany |
| 1974 | Doctorate - Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), summa cum laude, metal physics |
| 1971 - 1974 | Scientific Assistant, Institute for Materials and Processing, Technical University of Munich, Germany |
| 1967 - 1971 | Degree in Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.), Technical University of Munich, Germany |
| 1967 | Baccalaureate |
External offices
- Deutsche Telekom AG
- KION GROUP GmbH
- KION Holding 1 GmbH
Group offices
- The BOC Group plc, UK (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Executive Board
Dr Aldo Belloni
Georg Denoke
J. Kent Masters |