Awards & Recognition
★Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG/Mercedes-Benz Group AG
★Listed in Marquis Who's Who as noteworthy aerospace transportation executive
Notable Facts
→Born April 22, 1942 in Calw, Germany
→PhD in Economics from Heidelberg University (1973)
→Chairman of EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) 2000-2007
→Chairman of Supervisory Board of Daimler AG/Mercedes-Benz Group 2007-2021
→Now Honorary Chairman of Supervisory Board of Mercedes-Benz Group AG
→Led formation of EADS, Europe's largest aerospace company
→Served on boards of Nortel Networks, Mitsubishi Motors, KPN N.V.
→Key figure in European aerospace industry consolidation
→Nearly 50-year career with Daimler/Mercedes-Benz organizations