Franz Fehrenbach (born 1 July 1949) is a German engineer and manager who was the chairman of

Robert Bosch GmbH Robert Bosch GmbH (; ), commonly known as Bosch (styled BOSCH), is a German multinational engineering and technology company headquartered in Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company was founded by Robert Bosch in Stuttgart in 188 ...

Career

Fehrenbach studied

industrial engineering and management Industrial engineering (IE) is concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skill in the mathematical, physical, an ...

at the

University of Karlsruhe The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; ) is both a German public university, public research university in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, and a research center of the Helmholtz Association. KIT was created in 2009 when the University of Ka ...

and joined Robert Bosch GmbH in 1975. 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

, succeeding Hermann Scholl. In 2012, Fehrenbach caused a stir by expressing his political view to expel Greece not only out of the

Euro zone The euro area, commonly called the eurozone (EZ), is a Monetary union, currency union of 20 Member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union (EU) that have adopted the euro (Euro sign, €) as their primary currency ...

but also out of the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

Other activities

Corporate boards

Temasek Holdings Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited ( ) is a Singaporean State ownership, state-owned multinational investment firm. Incorporated on 25 June 1974, Temasek has a net portfolio of US$288 billion (S$389 billion) as of 2024. Headquartered at Orchard ...

, Member of the European Advisory Panel (since 2016) * Linde, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2013) * Stihl, Member of the Supervisory Board (2012–2023) *

BASF BASF SE (), an initialism of its original name , is a European Multinational corporation, multinational company and the List of largest chemical producers, largest chemical producer in the world. Its headquarters are located in Ludwigshafen, Ge ...

, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008–2022)

Non-profit organizations

Allensbach Institute The Allensbach Institute, formally the Allensbach Institute for Public Opinion Research or Allensbach Institute for Public Opinion Polling (), is a private opinion poll, polling institute based in Allensbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Histor ...

, Member of the Board of Trustees * Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees *

European School of Management and Technology The European School of Management and Technology, also known as ESMT Berlin, is a private non-profit business school based in Berlin, Germany. The business school was founded in 2002 by 25 companies and institutions and offers a range of Master o ...

(ESMT), Member of the Board of Trustees * German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Member of the Council *

Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft – or Stifterverband for short – is a registered not-for-profit association that is based in Essen and which also has a capital city office in Berlin. Its work is focused on education, science and in ...

, Member of the Board *

Trilateral Commission The Trilateral Commission is a nongovernmental international organization aimed at fostering closer cooperation between Japan, Western Europe and North America. It was founded in July 1973, principally by American banker and philanthropist David ...

, Member of the European Group

Recognition

* 2009 – Prize for Understanding and Tolerance, awarded by the

Jewish Museum Berlin The Jewish Museum Berlin (''Jüdisches Museum Berlin'') was opened in 2001 and is the largest Jewish museum in Europe. On of floor space, the museum presents the history of the Jews in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present day, with new foc ...

Prize for Understanding and Tolerance
Jewish Museum Berlin.

References

Businesspeople from Baden-Württemberg 1949 births Living people Bosch (company) people People from Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald {{Germany-business-bio-stub

- article about Greece opinions