Eberhard von Kuenheim
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Eberhard von Kuenheim | |
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| Born | (1928年10月02日) 2 October 1928 (age 96) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, BMW (1970 - 1993) |
| Known for | being the Chairman of the Executive Board of BMW, 1970–1993 |
| Predecessor | Gerhard Wilcke |
| Successor | Bernd Pischetsrieder |
| Children | Hendrik von Kuenheim, general director of BMW Motorrad [1] |
Dr.-Ing. E.h. Eberhard von Kuenheim (born 2 October 1928) is a German industrial manager. He was Chairman of the executive board (effectively CEO) of the BMW Group, between 1970[2] and 1993.
Biography
[edit ]Kuenheim was born in Juditten (Polish: Judyty) near Bartenstein, (East Prussia). His father died of a riding accident in 1935,[3] [4] his mother died in a Soviet NKVD camp after World War II.[3] [5]
Kuenheim fled the advancing Red Army in early 1945 and was evacuated via Pillau to Western Germany in March 1945 throughout the Operation Hannibal.[3]
He studied mechanical engineering until 1954 at the Technical University of Stuttgart [6] and joined the Quandt Group, BMW's largest shareholder since 1959, in 1965.[3]
On 1 January 1970, Kuenheim became the CEO of the BMW Group. When Kuenheim became CEO, BMW had 23,000 employees; when he left the post in 1993, the number had risen to 71,000.[7] Kuenheim "transformed BMW from a small, unfocused manufacturer of cars and motorcycles into a world performance luxury icon".[8]
After Bernd Pischetsrieder followed him as CEO, Kuenheim guided BMW's supervisory board until 1999. Today Kuenheim is the head of BMW's Eberhard-von-Kuenheim-Foundation. He is also an Honorary Senator of the Technical University of Munich, which named a building at the mechanical engineering faculty after him.
References
[edit ]- ^ Booth, David (1 May 2010). "Motorrad boss a true biker". The National. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
Before his father, Eberhard von Kuenheim, became CEO in 1970, BMW was an odd little manufacturer best known for eccentric motorcycles and quirky bubble cars.
- ^ "E. von Kuenheim (BMW) "Growth through flexibility". An exclusive interview with Edouard Seidler". Autocar . Vol. 145 (nbr 4172). 23 October 1976. pp. 114–115.
- ^ a b c d Bernd Ziesemer (2006). Pioniere der deutschen Wirtschaft (in German). ISBN 978-3-593-38121-3 . Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ wirtschaftswoche.de Archived 13 February 2013 at archive.today
- ^ handelsblatt.com
- ^ "handwerkermarkt.de". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ autonews.com
- ^ "automotivehalloffame.org". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
External links
[edit ]- Eberhard von Kuenheim in the German National Library catalogue
- www.kuenheim-stiftung.de