Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lehner, Düsseldorf
Personal data
Year of birth: 1946
Place of birth: Düsseldorf
Nationality: German
Education
1968-1972 Studied business administration and mechanical engineering at Darmstadt Technical University (TUD)
1972/1973 Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing., Dipl.-Ing.
1975 Dr. rer. pol.
1979/1980 Tax consultant and auditor
Career
1975 Auditor at KPMG
1981 Central Department Accounting/Taxes, Henkel KGaA
1983 Controlling Department, Fried. Krupp GmbH
1986 Head of Central Department Controlling/Accountings/Taxes, Henkel KGaA
1987 Member of the Management Committee, Vice President Finance/Controlling, Henkel KGaA
1991 President and CEO Asia Pacific, Henkel Asia Pacific, Hong Kong
1995 Executive Vice President, Finance/Logistics, Henkel KGaA
1999-2014 Member of the Advisory Council, Dr. August Oetker AG
2000 Chairman of the Management Board, Henkel KGaA
2002-2015 Member of the Board of Directors, Novartis AG
2008-2013 Member of the Supervisory Board of Henkel Management AG
since 2008 Member of the Stockholder Committee of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
since 2013 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp AG
Membership of statutory supervisory boards in Germany
- thyssenkrupp AG (since 2008, Chair since April 1, 2013, appointed until 2020)
- Deutsche Telekom AG (Chair)
- Porsche Automobil Holding SE
Membership of comparable control bodies
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Member of the Shareholders´ Committee)