Elmar Degenhart

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Elmar Degenhart, 2010
Elmar Degenhart, 2017

Elmar Walter Degenhart (born January 29, 1959 in Dossenheim ) is a German manager and has been CEO of Continental AG since August 12, 2009 .

Life

Degenhart studied at the University of Stuttgart aerospace engineering and a doctorate then at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA) in the field of clean room technology .

He began his professional career in 1993 at ITT Automotive Europe, where he held various management positions. In 1998 he became a member of the management team at Continental Teves AG & Co OHG, Frankfurt / Main. In 2004 he became chairman of the Chassis Systems division at Robert Bosch GmbH , Stuttgart. Between 2005 and 2008 he was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Keiper Recaro Group , Kaiserslautern. He was also chairman of the management board of the parent company, Putsch GmbH & Co. KG, Kaiserslautern. In August 2008, Degenhart became Managing Director Automotive at Schaeffler KG , Herzogenaurach.

On August 12, 2009 he was appointed the successor to Continental boss Karl-Thomas Neumann and the new CEO of Continental AG, Hanover. In December 2013, his contract was extended to 2019. In 2015 he was awarded the Karmarsch Memorial Medal by the Leibniz Universitätsgesellschaft Hannover eV for his unparalleled achievement in realigning and developing the company.

In September 2018, the contract as Continental boss was extended until 2024.

Since 1979 he has been a member of the Catholic student union AV Alania Stuttgart .

Publications

  • Fluidic design of production facilities suitable for clean rooms (dissertation). Springer-Verlag GmbH, 1998, ISBN 3-540-55478-5

Web links

Commons : Elmar Degenhart  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Continental AG: Elmar Degenhart's résumé , accessed on April 10, 2015
  2. ^ Wallstreet online: Conti AG share price
  3. ↑ Portrait: Elmar Degenhart - a Hercules for Conti . ( handelsblatt.com [accessed October 9, 2016]).
  4. ↑ Wirtschaftswoche August 12, 2009: Change of management board - Degenhart should lead Conti out of the crisis
  5. ↑ Handelsblatt, December 28, 2013: Conti extends Degenhart for five years
  6. ↑ Karmarsch Memorial Coin. Retrieved August 23, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Andreas Karius: Degenhart receives a new contract as Continental boss. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Degenhart, Elmar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Degenhart, Elmar Walter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German manager
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Dossenheim