Hans Werner Aufrecht
Hans Werner Aufrecht (born December 28, 1938 in Großaspach ) is the founder of the automobile sport companies AMG and HWA AG .
Up until the mid-1960s, Aufrecht worked in the development department of Mercedes-Benz . Together with Erhard Melcher , he founded the AMG company in 1967 as an engineering office, design and test for the development of racing engines . In 1999 he sold 51% of the AMG shares to the DaimlerChrysler group. In the same year he also founded the company HWA GmbH.
Hans Werner Aufrecht is married and has two daughters. His daughter Pia-Luise Aufrecht is a German show jumper . He himself organizes shows for show jumping and dressage riders in his own riding hall in Affalterbach . Aufrecht has now moved his main residence to Switzerland.
On July 4, 2000, Hans Werner Aufrecht was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon .
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- ↑ Stefanie Boewe: Anything but pill- palle . In: Die Welt , November 3, 2003.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Upright, Hans Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur, founder of the automobile sport companies Mercedes-AMG and HWA GmbH |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Großaspach |