Professor Dr Wolfgang Reitzle
Born 1949 near Neu-Ulm, Germany
Professional Experience
| since 2002 | | Linde AG |
| since Jan. 2003 | | CEO of the Executive Board |
| May 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 (responsible for Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln and Volvo), London, England, concurrently Chairman of Jaguar Cars Ltd. and Volvo Cars |
| 1976 - 1999 | | BMW AG, Munich, Germany |
| 1987 | | Member of the Executive Board of BMW AG |
| 1986 | | Deputy Board Member |
| 1976 - 1985 | | Various executive positions with BMW AG |
| 1976 | | Joined BMW AG as Specialist for Manufacturing Technology |
Education
| 2005 | | Honorary Professor, Technical University of Munich, Germany |
| 1984 | | Advanced Management Programme, 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 Supervisory and Administrative Board Activities
| since 2009 | | Continental AG, Hannover, Germany (Chairman of the
Supervisory Board) |
| since 2012 | | Holcim Ltd., Jona/Schweiz (Member of the Board of Directors) |
CV Professor Dr Wolfgang Reitzle (PDF 50 KB)
as of 2012
