Awards & Recognition
★2005: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to Republic of Austria
★2010: Bavarian Order of Merit
★2011: Honorary doctorate from Technical University of Munich
★2012: Knight of French Legion of Honour
★2013: UNA-NYC Humanitarian Award
★BMW Group Teddy Kollek Award recipient
Notable Facts
→Former BMW CEO (2006-2015) and Supervisory Board Chairman (2015-2025)
→Led BMW through 2008 financial crisis and record profits
→Launched BMW i electric vehicle brand
→38-year career at BMW Group
→Highest-paid German supervisory board member in 2023 (€610,000)
→Doctorate from Technical University Munich
→Board positions at Allianz, Henkel, and former Siemens
→Born 1956 in Penzberg, Germany