Hermann Grewer
Hermann Bernhard Grewer (born June 6, 1943 in Braunschweig ) is a German freight forwarder.
Career
Grewer was born the son of a transport company. His father had specialized in the special transport of quartz sands. After his early death, his mother initially continued the business. Hermann Grewer studied mechanical engineering at the universities in Munich and Karlsruhe and in 1969 took over the management of the family-owned freight forwarding company. As one of the first companies in Europe, he opened up the transport of technical gases as a business area and continuously expanded the business. In 2005 it had 260 employees and 140 trucks.
From 1989 to 2017 he was chairman of the North Rhine-Westphalia Transport Industry and Logistics Association (VVWL) and was appointed honorary chairman of the VVWL in November 2017 due to his life's work in logistics. From 1995 to October 2012 he was President of the Federal Association of Freight Transport, Logistics and Waste Management and from 1997 to 2003 President of the Freight Transport Section and Vice President of the International Road Transport Union (IRU).
Honors
- 2008: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2013: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2013: Admission to the Logistics Hall of Fame
Web links
- BGL President Grewer turns 65 , press release of the Federal Association of Freight Transport, Logistics and Disposal, June 4, 2008
- The man with the vice , In: WAZ, May 15, 2008
Individual evidence
- ^ Verband Verkehrswirtschaft und Logistik Nordrhein-Westfalen eV: New board of the VVWL - Grewer elected honorary chairman. Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grewer, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grewer, Hermann Bernhard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German freight forwarder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |