Professor Dr Wolfgang Reitzle
Born 1949 near Neu-Ulm, Germany
Professional Experience
| since 2002 | | Linde AG |
| 01/2003 | | President & CEO of the Executive Board |
| 05/2002 | | 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, London, England; concurrently Chairman of Jaguar Cars Ltd. and Volvo Cars (responsible for Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land-Rover, Lincoln and Volvo) |
| 1976 - 1999 | | BMW AG, Munich, Germany |
| 1987 | | Member of the Executive Board of BMW AG |
| 1986 | | Deputy Board Member |
| 1976 - 1985 | | Various executive positions |
| 1976 | | Joined BMW AG as Specialist for Manufacturing Technology |
Education
| 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 office
Continental AG (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) |
CV Professor Dr Wolfgang Reitzle (PDF 40 KB)
as of 2010