Bernd Jorkisch

Bernd Jorkisch 2016

Bernd Edgar Jorkisch (born August 6, 1957 in Bad Segeberg ) is a German entrepreneur. He is the managing partner of the timber importer Jorkisch GmbH & Co. KG in Daldorf in Schleswig-Holstein and honorary consul of the Republic of Finland .

Life and work

After secondary school in 1975, Jorkisch completed an apprenticeship as a technician, which he completed in 1978. He joined his parents' timber business and in 1978 acquired a small sawmill in Daldorf. In 1986 he became the sole owner of this company. In 1995 he acquired a second location in Fehrenbötel , Schleswig-Holstein . From 1993 to 2003 he operated a “ joint venture sawmill” in the Republic of Latvia . The company's growth required the conversion to Jorkisch GmbH & Co. KG in 1997. In 1998, the third company location was established in the form of a sister company as a production location in Friedland , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .

Jorkisch is married, has three daughters and lives in Bad Segeberg .

Act

As President of the Lübeck Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2004 to 2010 and as Vice President from 2010 to 2016, he supported the self-government of the economy for a regional formation process in the form of a north German cooperation between Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein . As chairman of the state committee for economy, infrastructure and housing construction of the CDU Schleswig-Holstein , he is committed to an “Alliance in the North” in the context of future economic issues, which aims at close cooperation between Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark . His commitment applies parallel to the Baltic Sea region and its development prospects. As chairman of the board of the HanseBelt Initiativkreis eV, his commitment to the realization of the fixed Fehmarnbelt crossing and the strengthening of the HanseBelt region as part of the European future axis Hamburg-Copenhagen / Malmö applies

Jorkisch is Honorary Consul of the Republic of Finland and commercial judge at the district court of Lübeck .

Social commitment, honorary positions

Chairman of the board of the Schleswig-Holstein / Hamburg Foundation
Board of the German-Danish Chamber of Commerce
Supervisory board of the Sparkasse zu Lübeck
Member of the study commission "North German Cooperation" of the Schleswig-Holstein State Parliament (2012–2014)
Member of the Federal Expert Committee on Finances, Economics and Energy of the CDU Germany

Awards

2006: "Supporter of the middle class of the year 2006", price of the economic and middle class association Lübeck district association
2006: “Sustainability Award in Schleswig-Holstein” Prize of the “Future-Ready Schleswig-Holstein” association - the Association for the Promotion of the Environment Academy
2010: Chamber medal of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce

2010: Silver badge of honor Kreishandwerkerschaft Mittelholstein

2013: Melvin Jones Fellow - Lions Club International

2015: Merit badge in gold of the German Life Rescue Society, DLRG

2016: Medal of honor in gold of the Lübeck Chamber of Commerce and Industry, IHK

2016: Golden badge of honor from SV Todesfelde

2018: Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon

2019: Golden badge of honor of the boarding school Schloss Rohlstorf

Individual evidence

↑ Bernd Jorkisch: wood merchant , Die Welt
↑ Company website. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
↑ Christina Anastassiou: Use on the doorstep . In: THE WORLD . October 15, 2019 ( welt.de [accessed July 10, 2020]).
↑ Hansebelt looks to the future. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
↑ Peter Mantik: Ostholstein - vision of a completely new growth region on the Belt. In: Lübecker Nachrichten. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
^ A prize for Danes and Germans. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
↑ Bernd Jorkisch new honorary consul in Lübeck
↑ Tafelstiftung gains further expertise. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
^ Lübecker Nachrichten, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany: WKS collects 1000 euros for the Tafelstiftung. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (German).
↑ The Trolley Collection Box is the new project of the Tafelstiftung. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ AHK Denmark: Board of Directors. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
↑ About us - Good for the region - Sparkasse zu Lübeck. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
^ Cross of Merit on Ribbon for Bernd Jorkisch. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
↑ Entrepreneur with heart, commitment and understanding. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Jorkisch, Bernd
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jorkisch, Bernd Edgar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	August 6, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bad Segeberg

[1] Bernd Jorkisch: wood merchant , Die Welt

[2] Company website. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .

[3] Christina Anastassiou: Use on the doorstep . In: THE WORLD . October 15, 2019 ( welt.de [accessed July 10, 2020]).

[4] Hansebelt looks to the future. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .

[5] Peter Mantik: Ostholstein - vision of a completely new growth region on the Belt. In: Lübecker Nachrichten. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .

[6] A prize for Danes and Germans. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .

[7] Bernd Jorkisch new honorary consul in Lübeck

[8] Tafelstiftung gains further expertise. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .

[9] Lübecker Nachrichten, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany: WKS collects 1000 euros for the Tafelstiftung. Retrieved December 28, 2017 (German).

[10] The Trolley Collection Box is the new project of the Tafelstiftung. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .

[11] AHK Denmark: Board of Directors. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .

[12] About us - Good for the region - Sparkasse zu Lübeck. Retrieved December 28, 2017 .

[13] Cross of Merit on Ribbon for Bernd Jorkisch. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .

[14] Entrepreneur with heart, commitment and understanding. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .