Manfred Bischoff
German businessman
Manfred Bischoff (born 22 April 1942) is a German businessman who has been the chairman of the supervisory boards of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz.2
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Born Apr 22, 1942.1
Companies
- Mercedes-Benz GroupChair Apr 2007 to Mar 202110
Early life and education
Bischoff was born on 22 April 1942 in Calw, Germany. He earned a degree in economics and a PhD from Heidelberg University in 1973.
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Career
Occupation: entrepreneur, industrialist.6
- 2007 to 2021Chairman of the supervisory board4
- 2007 to 2021Chair, Mercedes-Benz Group5
- Date not recordedWorked at Airbus3
From 2000 until 2007, Bischoff was chairman of EADS.
He was a member of the Daimler supervisory board since 2006, and its chairman from 2007 to 2015. Upon retirement, he was largely credited with the creation of Airbus and EADS by Airbus chairman Denis Ranque.
Bischoff was expected to be replaced by Dieter Zetsche in 2021 until Bernd Pischetsrieder was chosen as his successor instead.
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Corporate boards
Mercedes-Benz, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2019)
SMS Group, Member of the Supervisory Board (–2019)
Airbus, Member of the Board of Directors (–2016)
Fraport, Member of the Supervisory Board (2002-2012)
UniCredit, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (2005–2016)
KPN, Member of the Board of Directors (2003–2013)
Voith, Member of the Supervisory Board (1999–2014)
Nortel, Member of the Board of Directors (2004–2009)
Mitsubishi Motors, Member of the Board of Directors (2000–2004)
Lagardère Group, Member of the Board of Directors (1998–2005)
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Personal life
Legal issues and controversies
In 2007, Bischoff was one of several EADS senior executives who were questioned by the French financial regulator AMF as part of an investigation into alleged insider trading. Bischoff was cleared of any wrong-doing by the AMF.
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Awards
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- 1WikidataManfred Bischoff on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaManfred Bischoff on Wikipedia
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- 10WikidataMercedes-Benz Group, Chair
- 11Wikimedia CommonsManfred Bischoff photo by Daimler AG, CC BY-SA 3.0 de