President

Dr. Arend Oetker is President of the German Council on Foreign Relations since February 3, 2005

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Arend Oetker
born on March 30, 1939, married, 5 children

Education

• Abitur, Gymnasium Leopoldinum Detmold
  
• Captain in the German Airforce Reserves
  
• 1962 - 1966 Studies in Business Administration and Political Sciences at the Universities of Hamburg, Berlin and Cologne
  
• 1967 Doctor’s Degree in Business Administration, University of Cologne

Business

Managing Director of Dr. Arend Oetker Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin

Investment Interests/Corporate Boards among others:

• Hero, Lenzburg (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
  
• Schwartauer Werke GmbH & Co. KGaA, Bad Schwartau (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
  
• KWS Saat AG, Einbeck (Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Directors)
  
• Degussa AG, Düsseldorf (Member of the Supervisory Board)
  
• Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Member of the Supervisory Board and Board of Partners)
  
• Bâloise Holding AG, Basel (Member of the Supervisory Board)

Other Activities among others:

• Donors' Association for the Promotion of Sciences and Humanities in Germany, Essen (Chairman)
• Federation of German Industries, Berlin (Vice-Chairman)
  
• Confederation of German Employers´ Associations, Berlin (Member of the Presidial Board)

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