Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Hans-Peter Keitel, Essen
(As of: January 21, 2010)
President of the Federation of German Industries (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.)
Personal data
Year of birth:
1947
Place of birth:
Kusel
Education
1966 - 1971
Studied civil engineering at the University of Stuttgart (TH)
1971 - 1973
Postgraduate degree in business administration and economics
Munich Technical University
1975
Doctorate at the Institute for Tunneling and Civil Engineering
Munich Technical University
Career
1971 - 1972
Alfred Kunz & Co., Contractors, Munich
1973 - 1975
Prof. Burkhardt KG, Consulting Engineers, Munich
1975 - 1987
Lahmeyer International GmbH, Consulting Engineers, Frankfurt am Main
Section Head for Hydraulic Engineering and Dams
Management of large-scale projects in over 20 countries
Project manager assignments in Argentina and Guatemala
Consultant to the Arranging Banks of the Channel Tunnel Consortium
1988 - 2007
Hochtief AG, Essen
1990 - 1992
Member of the Executive Board of Hochtief AG, Essen,
Responsible for international business
1992 - 2007
Chairman of the Executive Board of Hochtief AG, Essen
1992 - 1999
Member of the Executive Board of parent company RWE AG
Since 2009
President of the Federation of German Industries and
Member of the Executive Committee of BUSINESSEUROPE
Membership of statutory supervisory boards in Germany
- Commerzbank AG
- Hochtief AG
- National-Bank AG
- ThyssenKrupp AG (since 2010)
Membership of comparable control bodies
- EQT Infrastructure Limited (Member of the Investment Advisory Committee)
- RAG-Stiftung (Member of the Board of Trustees)
