Georg Kroll (entrepreneur)

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Georg Kroll (born October 13, 1922 ; † February 12, 2015 ) was a German entrepreneur and 1977–1985 President of the Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid Chamber of Commerce and Industry .

Life

As an entrepreneur, Kroll was the general representative of the West German trading company Gebr. Sinn AG (merged in 1997 to SinnLeffers ) in Cologne and managing director of Braubach & Plitt GmbH (merged in 1974 to Cordes, Braubach & Plitt) in Wuppertal.

From 1961, Kroll began to volunteer at the Wuppertal Chamber of Commerce . In 1965 he was a member of the Presidium, and after the chambers of commerce in Wuppertal, Solingen and Remscheid merged in 1977 to form a joint chamber of commerce in the Bergisch city triangle, he was elected President of the IHK Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid. He handed over this office to Jörg Mittelsten Scheid in 1985 and was made honorary president for his outstanding achievements .

In addition, Kroll was a member of the board of directors of the German Association of Industry and Commerce (DIHT) for several years and worked for many years as an honorary labor and commercial judge .

Honors

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Westdeutsche Zeitung Online. In: pipeline.de. wz.pipeline.de, accessed on January 1, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h IHK mourns honorary president Georg Kroll. In: solinger-bote.de. Retrieved January 1, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Braubach & Plitt: A sworn community of employees. In: Westdeutsche Zeitung (online). Retrieved January 1, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Merit holders since 1986. (PDF) State Chancellery of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, accessed on March 11, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Kroll, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1922
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 2015