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Hartmut Mehdorn

German manager and CEO

Hartmut Mehdorn (born 31 July 1942 in Warsaw) is a German manager and mechanical engineer. Until May 2009 he was CEO of Deutsche Bahn, Germany's biggest railway company.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Hartmut Mehdorn (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 31, 1942.¹

About

He was CEO of Germany's second largest airline Air Berlin until he stepped down in January 2013. In March 2013 he assumed a CEO position at Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB), the owner and future operator of Berlin Brandenburg Airport, until March 2015.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hartmut Mehdorn, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

DornierChair¹⁴
Air BerlinChief executive officer 2009 to Jan 2013¹⁵
Deutsche BahnChair 1999 to Apr 30, 2009¹⁶
Heidelberger DruckmaschinenChair 1995 to 1999¹⁷

Early life and education

1961 to 1966Technische Universität Berlin Diplom; mechanical engineering³

Career

Occupation: mechanical engineer, chairperson of the executive board, engineer, business executive.⁶

Since 2013Worked at Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH⁴
2009 to 2013Chief executive officer, Air Berlin⁴
1999 to 2009Chairman of Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn⁴
1999 to 2009Chairman of Deutsche Bahn⁵
1997 to 1999Worked at RWE⁴
1995 to 1999Chairperson of the executive board, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen⁴
1992 to 1995Worked at DASA⁴
Since 1981Worked at Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm⁴
1979 to 1984Worked at Airbus Commercial Aircraft⁴
1966 to 1668Engineer, Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke⁴
Date not recordedWorked at SAP⁴
Date not recordedChairman of the supervisory board, Dornier⁴
Date not recordedBoard member⁵

Personal life

BornJul 31, 1942, Warsaw⁷
CitizenshipGermany⁸

Mehdorn is married to Frenchwoman Hélène Mehdorn (née Vuillequez) and has three grown-up children, two sons and a daughter.

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Awards

2008Osgar⁹
2007language adulterator award^{9 12}
2006'Verschlossene Auster' award^{9 11}
2004Commander of the Legion of Honour⁹
2000BigBrotherAwards^{9 10}
2000honorary degree⁹
1993Otto Lilienthal Medal⁹
1982Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany⁹

Sources

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WikidataHartmut Mehdorn on Wikidata
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WikidataHartmut Mehdorn: Worked at SAP, on Wikidata
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WikidataHartmut Mehdorn: Board member, on Wikidata
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WikidataHartmut Mehdorn: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataDornier, Chair
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WikidataAir Berlin, Chief executive officer
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WikidataDeutsche Bahn, Chair
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WikidataHeidelberger Druckmaschinen, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsHartmut Mehdorn photo by Bigbug21, CC BY-SA 3.0