Franz Fehrenbach Explained

Franz Fehrenbach
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Birth Name:	Franz Fehrenbach
Birth Date:	1949 7, df=y
Birth Place:	Kenzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Occupation:	Chairman, Robert Bosch GmbH
Children:	3

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

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

• Allensbach Institute, Member of the Board of Trustees^[10]
• Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees^[11]
• European School of Management and Technology (ESMT), Member of the Board of Trustees^[12]
• German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Member of the Council^[13]
• Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Member of the Board ^[14]
• Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group^[15]

Recognition

• 2009 – Prize for Understanding and Tolerance, awarded by the Jewish Museum Berlin^[16]

References

• https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/griechenland-fehrenbach-fordert-euro-ausschluss-athens/6212676.html - article about Greece opinions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Board of Management. Robert Bosch GmbH. 13 February 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101225012010/http://www.bosch.com/content/language2/html/2176.htm. 25 December 2010.
2. Web site: Interview with Franz Fehrenbach, Robert Bosch. Interview with Franz Fehrenbach, Robert Bosch. en. 2020-02-24.
3. News: Christiaan Hetzner. Bosch CEO tells magazine Greece has no place in EU. U.S.. 2020-02-24. en-US.
4. http://www.temasek.com.sg/mediacentre/newsreleases?detailid=23945 Temasek establishes European Advisory Panel
5. http://www.the-linde-group.com/en/about_the_linde_group/governance/supervisory_board/index.html Supervisory Board
6. https://www.stihl.de/nikolas-stihl-neuer-vorsitzender-von-stihl-aufsichtsrat-und-beirat.aspx Nikolas Stihl neuer Vorsitzender von STIHL Aufsichtsrat und Beirat
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. https://www.basf.com/global/en/investors/basf-at-a-glance/corporate-governance/supervisory-board.html Supervisory Board
9. https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2022/04/p-22-213.html New composition of Supervisory Board of BASF SE
10. http://www.ifd-allensbach.de/das-institut/stiftung-demoskopie-allensbach.html Board of Trustees
11. https://www.bbug.de/de/ueber-uns/der-verein.php Board of Trustees
12. https://www.esmt.org/school-networks/about-esmt-berlin/governing-and-advisory-bodies#esmt-foundation-board-of-trustees_ Board of Trustees
13. https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/about-swp/foundation/organs-of-the-trust/ Council
14. https://www.stifterverband.org/vorstand Board
15. http://trilateral.org/download/files/membership/TC_list_3_23.pdf Membership
16. https://www.jmberlin.de/en/prize-for-understanding-and-tolerance Prize for Understanding and Tolerance