Axel Homburg
Axel Homburg (born July 5, 1936 in Hanover ; † October 5, 2018 in Bad Kissingen ) was a German industrial manager.
Life
After graduating from high school in Wiesbaden, Homburg studied mechanical engineering at the TH Darmstadt . He received his doctorate in the field of aircraft engines and joined Dynamit Nobel AG in 1969 .
There he held various leading positions and was appointed to the board of Dynamit Nobel AG in 1984. From 1987 until his retirement in 1997 he was the company's CEO.
Since 1984 he has been chairman of the board of trustees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfinztal-Berghausen and initiated the conceptual realignment of the Fraunhofer ICT. He was a member of the supervisory board of CeramTec in Plochingen and of Menzolit Fibron in Bretten.
He died in a plane crash with his HK36 R Super Dimona motor glider when approaching Bad Kissingen airfield .
honors and awards
- Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Business Medal of the State of Baden-Württemberg (2006)
- Fraunhofer Medal
- Honorary Citizen of El Paso
Web links
- Literature by and about Axel Homburg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Axel Homburg in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Axel Homburg in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Plane crash in Bad Kissingen: family says goodbye" , mainpost , October 17, 2018
- ^ Press report Nordbayern.de from March 11, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Homburg, Axel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German industrial manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th October 2018 |
| Place of death | Bad Kissingen |