Hans-Olaf Henkel
German politician (born 1940)
Hans-Olaf Henkel (born 14 March 1940) is a German politician, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany and a publicist.2
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Born Mar 14, 1940.1
About
He was formerly a manager at IBM, president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and president of the Leibniz Association Archived 3 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine. After decades as a political observer, he was elected to the European Parliament in 2014 for the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland). In response to the election of Frauke Petry as the new federal chairman in July 2015, he resigned from the AfD. He is now an independent member of the European Conservatives and Reformists.
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Companies
- Leibniz AssociationChair 2001 to 200519
Early life and education
- Date not recordedHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin3
Career
Occupation: opinion journalist, writer, economist, university teacher, business executive, business manager, non-fiction writer, merchant.8
- 2014 to 2019Member of the European Parliament5 6
- 2001 to 2005Chair, Leibniz Association7
- Date not recordedWorked at University of Mannheim4
Hans-Olaf Henkel was born and raised in Hamburg. He studied at the Akademie für Gemeinwirtschaft, which merged as Universität für Wirtschaft und Politik (HWP) with Hamburg University in 2005. Henkel joined IBM Germany in 1962. From September 1993 to December 1994 he was head of IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa with his office in Paris. From 1995 to 2000 he was the president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI).
He was president of the Leibniz Association from 2001 to 2005. Henkel is also a board member of the Deutscher Familienverband (German family association).
Until 2013 Henkel was a member of the supervisory board of Bayer AG, Continental AG, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace, Ringier AG and other companies. He resigned from these positions to join the Alternative for Germany in 2014, which he left again in 2015. Since November 2000 he is a Professor of International Management at the University of Mannheim.
In November 2010, Henkel suggested in an article in the German magazine FOCUS to split the Eurozone into two currencies, a northern and a southern one, which received a lot of attention. In 2011 he proposed in an article in the Financial Times, that "Austria, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands should leave the eurozone" and "create a new currency leaving the euro where it is".
Henkel received an Honorary Doctor's degree from the Technical University of Dresden. The WWF named him "Environmental Manager of the Year". As author of numerous publications he received among other awards the international writer's award "Corine".
Currently, he is on the industry and investment panel of the think tank OMFIF's advisory board, where he is regularly involved in meetings regarding the financial and monetary system.
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Personal life
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- 19WikidataLeibniz Association, Chair
- 20Wikimedia CommonsHans-Olaf Henkel photo by Mathesar, CC BY-SA 3.0