Franz_Fehrenbach

Franz Fehrenbach

Franz Fehrenbach

German engineer and manager

Franz Fehrenbach (born 1 July 1949) is a German engineer and manager who was the chairman of Robert Bosch GmbH.[1]

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Career

Fehrenbach studied industrial engineering at the University of Karlsruhe and joined Robert Bosch GmbH in 1975.[2] In 1988, he was transferred to the United States, but he returned to Germany in 1989. In 1990, Fehrenbach became Vice-CEO of the corporation. In 2003, he then became chairman of Robert Bosch GmbH, succeeding Hermann Scholl.

In 2012, Fehrenbach caused a stir by expressing his political view to expel Greece not only out of the Euro zone but also out of the European Union.[3]

Other activities

Corporate boards

  • Temasek Holdings, Member of the European Advisory Panel (since 2016)[4]
  • Linde, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2013)[5]
  • Stihl, Member of the Supervisory Board (2012–2023)[6][7]
  • BASF, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008–2022) [8][9]

Non-profit organizations

Recognition

References

  1. [1]
    "Board of Management". Robert Bosch GmbH. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Interview with Franz Fehrenbach, Robert Bosch". Interview with Franz Fehrenbach, Robert Bosch. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  3. [3]
    Christiaan Hetzner. "Bosch CEO tells magazine Greece has no place in EU". U.S. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  4. [4]
    Temasek establishes European Advisory Panel Temasek Holdings, press release of 20 January 2016.
  5. [5]
    Supervisory Board Linde.
  6. [6]
    Nikolas Stihl neuer Vorsitzender von STIHL Aufsichtsrat und Beirat Stihl, press release of June 27, 2012.
  7. [7]
    Christoph Neßhöver and Martin Noé (23 February 2023), Franz Fehrenbach und Eberhard Veit: Warum Stihl zwei Bosch-Prominente im Aufsichtsrat absägt Manager Magazin.
  8. [8]
    Supervisory Board BASF.
  9. [9]
    New composition of Supervisory Board of BASF SE BASF, press release of 29 April 2022
  10. [10]
    Board of Trustees Allensbach Institute.
  11. [11]
    Board of Trustees Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).
  12. [12]
    Board of Trustees European School of Management and Technology (ESMT).
  13. [13]
    Council German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP).
  14. [14]
    Board Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft.
  15. [15]
    Membership Archived 2019-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Trilateral Commission.
  16. [16]
    Prize for Understanding and Tolerance Jewish Museum Berlin.
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