Presidential Board

Presidential Board

The Presidential Board is made up of the President, his predecessor, the President-elect, the Treasurer, as well as 7 other representatives and 15 further members of the board who have been elected members.

Other members include the Chairman of the BDI Committee on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, the Chairman of the Förderkreis der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (association for industrial promotion) and the President of the Institute of German Private Enterprise, Cologne (Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln).

The Presidential Board can also bring along up to 25 prominent members of industry, as well as a member recommended by the Presidential Board of the Federation of German Employers (BDA) and a member of their Presidential Board. The Presidential Board can also elect, on the recommendation of the President, a new Director General. 

Currently, there are 55 members of the Presidential Board. Frequent guests of the presidential board include the President and Director General of the Federation of German Employers (BDA), the President of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce and the Director of the Institute of German Private Enterprise. The Presidential Board directs all work and content produced by the BDI.  

President

Dr.-Ing. Hans-Peter Keitel
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Peter Keitel

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Peter Keitel was elected BDI President at the BDI General Meeting on 24. November 2008. He entered office on 1 January 2009 for a period of two years.

Curriculum Vitae

Vizepräsidenten

  • Dipl.-Ing. Herbert Bodner, © BDI
    Dipl.-Ing. Herbert Bodner

    Vorsitzender des Vorstands

    Bilfinger Berger AG, Mannheim

  • Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lehner, © BDI
    Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lehner

    Mitglied des Gesellschafter-ausschusses

    Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf  

  • Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz, © BDI
    Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz

    Vorsitzender des Vorstandes

    ThyssenKrupp AG, Düsseldorf

  • Friedhelm Loh, © BDI
    Friedhelm Loh

    Vorsitzender des Vorstands

    Friedhelm Loh Group, Haiger

  • Dr. Arend Oetker, © BDI
    Dr. Arend Oetker

    Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter

    Dr. Arend Oetker Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin

  • Prof. Dr. Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer, © BDI
    Prof. Dr. Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer

    Präsident BITKOM und Gründer und Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats

    IDS Scheer AG, Saarbrücken

  • Jürgen R. Thumann, © BDI
    Jürgen R. Thumann

    Vorsitzender des Gesellschafter-ausschusses

    Heitkamp & Thumann KG, Düsseldorf

  • Matthias Wissmann, © BDI
    Matthias Wissmann

    Präsident

    Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. (VDA), Frankfurt

  • Dr.-Ing. E.h. Manfred Wittenstein, © BDI
    Dr.-Ing. E.h. Manfred Wittenstein

    Vorstandsvorsitzender

    WITTENSTEIN AG, Igersheim

Präsidialmitglieder

  • Jürgen Abraham, © BDI
    Jürgen Abraham

    Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter

    Gebr. Abraham GmbH, Seevetal

  • Dr. Uwe Franke, © BDI
    Dr. Uwe Franke

    Vorsitzender des Vorstands

    Deutsche BP AG, Bochum

  • Dr. Thomas Enders, © BDI
    Dr. Thomas Enders

    President and Chief Executive Officers (CEO)

    Airbus SAS, Frankreich

  • Hans Dieter Honsel, © BDI
    Hans Dieter Honsel

    Mitglied des Aufsichtsrats

    Honsel Management GmbH, Meschede

  • Dr. Eckart John von Freyend, © BDI
    Dr. Eckart John von Freyend

    Präsident

    Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss e. V. und Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft, Köln

  • Dr. Gernot Kalkoffen, © BDI
    Dr. Gernot Kalkoffen

    Vorsitzender des Vorstandes

    ExxonMobil Central Europe Holding GmbH, Hamburg

  • Hans Jürgen Kerkhoff, © BDI
    Hans Jürgen Kerkhoff

    Präsident

    Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl und Vorsitzender Stahlinstitut VDEh, Düsseldorf

  • Dr. Wolfgang Palm, © BDI
    Dr. Wolfgang Palm

    Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter

    Papierfabrik Palm GmbH & Co., Aalen

  • Dr. Wolfgang Plischke, © BDI
    Dr. Wolfgang Plischke

    Mitglied des Vorstandes

    Bayer AG, Leverkusen

  • Norbert Steiner, © BDI
    Norbert Steiner

    Vorsitzender des Vorstands

    K+S Aktiengesellschaft, Kassel

  • Paul Neeteson, © BDI
    Paul Neeteson

    Generaldelegierter für Deutschland und Mitteleuropa

    Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, Aachen

  • Hans-Peter Villis, © BDI
    Hans-Peter Villis

    Vorsitzender des Vorstands

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe

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