Eduard James Haniel
Eduard James Haniel (from 1893 von Haimhausen ) (born June 9, 1844 in Ruhrort ; † March 5, 1904 in Territet ) was a mining entrepreneur from the Haniel family . From 1880 to 1888 he was chairman of the Gutehoffnungshütte supervisory board .
Life
Eduard James was the second son of Max Haniel . He completed his studies in England and married his cousin Henriette Haniel, the youngest daughter of Carl Haniel , in 1876 .
Through his marriage, Haniel was able to significantly increase his holdings in Gutehoffnungshütte shares. He lived an elaborate lifestyle and owned a large riding stable, for example. So he was interested in high dividends . He headed a group of shareholders who were critical of Hugo Haniel's corporate policy as Chairman of the Supervisory Board. These critics demanded that further costly investments be avoided. Instead, the company's debt should be reduced and dividends increased.
With the help of his supporters, Haniel succeeded in ousting his uncle from the position of chairman of the supervisory board; he took over this function himself in 1880. In contrast to what appeared to be the dispute with Hugo Haniel, he supported the board's previous course of expanding the factories. In fact, they were expanded, for example in Oberhausen . He was aware that this would mean sacrificing shareholders and demanded that the investments should lead to higher profits within a few years. One reason for his change of course was that he had to recognize that the management board now had a considerable weight and that the supervisory board could hardly intervene in the operative business. Various attempts to induce the board to take certain actions failed.
Edward James Haniel gave up the chairmanship of the board in 1888. In 1892 he acquired Haimhausen Castle and the associated brewery in the Dachau district . After acquiring this property, he was raised to the Bavarian nobility. He promoted agriculture, had the castle renovated and an English-style park laid out. In 1902 he had an electricity company built for his property, which later became the local energy supplier E-Werke Haniel.
After his death, his widow had a mausoleum built in Haimhausen.
literature
- Harold James: Family Capitalism: Wendels, Haniels, Falcks, and the Continental European Model. Cambridge, 2006 129f.
- Johannes Bähr u. a .: The MAN: A German industrial history. Munich, 2008 pp. 100-102, 510
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haniel, Eduard James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eduard James Haniel von Haimhausen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Entrepreneur in the coal and steel industry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ruhrort |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1904 |
| Place of death | Territet |