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Chairman of the board, BMW

Nationality: German.

Born: August 31, 1946, in Storkow, Kreis Fürstenwalde, Germany.

Education: University of Munich, BSc, 1968; MS, 1972; PhD, 1976.

Career: Swiss Institute for Nuclear Research, 1976–1978, researcher; University of Munich, 1976–1978, lecturer; McKinsey & Company, 1978–1982, consultant; Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW), 1982–1985, head of planning and control, research and development division; 1985–1988, head of corporate planning; 1988–1990, head of corporate organization; 1990–1993, head of corporate strategy and...