Anton F. Borner
Anton F. Börner (born December 22, 1954 in Ingolstadt ) is a German entrepreneur.
Life
After graduating from high school, Börner studied business administration at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. In 1979 he graduated with a degree in business administration and then joined his parents' company. Since 1983 he has been managing the company Börner + Co. as a personally liable partner.
For 17 years (2001 to 2017), he was President of the Federal Association of Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services e. V. (BGA).
Positions
Börner is committed to free world trade, "Change through trade" is one of his regulatory leitmotifs. Börner made a name for himself with proposals to avoid the credit crunch, in particular through the securitization of corporate loans. As future topics for the association's work in 2010, Börner stated that it was essential to spread the principles of the social market economy internationally, to strengthen intercultural exchange and to continue the dialogue between politics, business and the church.
Association work
Anton F. Börner has been President of the BGA since January 2001. In 2012 he was unanimously re-elected in office until December 31, 2015. In October 2015 he was again unanimously re-elected for a further three years. In September 2017, Holger Bingmann was elected as his successor.
Further association activities
- 1991 to 2000 chairman of the German Wholesale Association for House Technology eV , based in Bonn
- 2001 to 2012 member of the executive committee of the Federal Association of German Employers' Associations (BDA)
- Since 1992 member of the European professional association FEST
- From 2000 to 2004 Vice President of EuroCommerce
- Foreign trade advisory board of the Federal Ministry of Economics , since 2001
- Member of the KfW Board of Directors as representative of the trade since December 2000
- KfW Loan Approval Committee
- Spokesman for the advisory group of the KfW SME Council
- Advisory board of the Exhibition and Trade Fair Committee of German Business (AUMA), since February 2001
- Board of Trustees of the Institute for Economic Research (Ifo Institute), since June 2001
- Member of the board of the German Circle of Friends for Yad Vashem
advertising
In December 2009, Börner advertised the New Social Market Economy initiative as part of the PR campaign "Social market economy makes it better ... because it keeps us competitive worldwide."
Private life
Anton F. Börner is married and has four children.
Honors
Web links
- Interview January 2012: "The Italians put every German in the bag"
- 2013: Article by Börner in the FAZ (after the parliamentary elections in Italy 2013 ): Börner refuses to give Italy more money; he advocates reform.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b BGA press release https://bga.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pressbereich_2/PDFs_Pressemmeldung/PD4317.pdf
- ^ BGA: BGA President Anton F. Börner impressively confirmed in office. (PDF) October 27, 2015, accessed February 8, 2017 .
- ↑ a b cf. INSM campaign "Social Market Economy Makes It Better", December 13th, 2009, under the Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft International ( Memento of the original from May 21st, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ AAS 100 (2008), n.9, p. 673.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Börner, Anton F. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ingolstadt |