Horst Geicke

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Horst Joachim Franz Geicke (* 1955 in Hamburg ) is an entrepreneur , investor and functionary of German origin who has lived in Hong Kong and Vietnam since the 1980s . In Hong Kong he is a co-founder and partner of the Pacific Alliance Group as well as the recurring chairman of the German and European Chamber of Commerce Abroad. In Vietnam he is among other things investor and CEO of the German House in Ho Chi Minh City and is known as co-founder and CEO of the VinaCapital Group.

Life

Geicke studied business administration and commercial law at the University of Hamburg and moved to Hong Kong in 1981 , initially to be commercially successful with export-oriented production companies in China . Later he concentrated on a commitment as an investor, where he worked in the real estate sector, for example. B. worked with Richard Li .

In Hong Kong, Geicke founded the Pacific Alliance Group (PAG) in 2002, one of the largest investment companies in Asia , of which he is now a partner. He also runs the Hong Kong Wine Vault , one of the largest wine warehouses in Asia, with others .

In Vietnam , Geicke was one of the first foreign investors . In addition to market launches such as for BMW (Euro Auto), he founded the VinaCapital Group in 2003. The company is now one of the largest Vietnamese investment and real estate companies and regularly launches funds, with the former Vice Chancellor Philipp Rösler as Chairman of the Advisory Board of VinaCapital Ventures .

Also in Vietnam, Geicke is an investor and chairman of the German House in Ho Chi Minh City , which he initiated as part of a bilateral government agreement between Germany and Vietnam. The building complex, which was inaugurated in 2019 by the German Federal Minister of Economics and others, consists of two towers, had an investment volume of approx. 130 million euros and, in addition to well-known companies and organizations, is also the location of the German Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. The centrally located property was acquired by the federal government in 1960 for "diplomatic purposes" but was never used. Geicke received the right to erect the towers in the 2010s and developed the concept with the Vietnamese authorities and German federal ministries. Geicke had previously acquired expertise through the purchase of federal real estate in Asia.

  • The German House in Ho Chi Minh City at night

  • Horst Geicke in front of press representatives, topping-out ceremony for the German House in Ho Chi Minh City (2016)

  • Handover of keys to Consul General in Vietnam

Commitment as a functionary

Geicke has been involved in associations, chambers and foundations for many years. He is or was chairman of the European and German Chamber of Commerce Abroad in Hong Kong and has or had other functions in other organizations, such as the founder and board member of the  Hong Kong-Thailand Business Council  or the President of the  Hong Kong-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce. In Vietnam he founded the VinaCapital Foundation , which is involved in the social field, for example by financing heart operations as a late aftermath of the Vietnam War ("Heartbeat Vietnam").

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Asian Ambition: Aiming High in Ho Chi Minh City. Accessed August 27, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b How a German invests billions in Asia. Horst Geicke first owned sewing factories in Hong Kong, now he is building the German House in Saigon. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. December 12, 2014, accessed February 7, 2016 .
  3. ^ Pacific Alliance plans $ 2 bln in China funds - Reuters. August 27, 2019, accessed August 27, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b "German Tycoon" . In: Börse Online . No. 45 , November 9, 2017, p. 96 .
  5. ↑ Hong Kong's Wine Vault. In: Forbes. Accessed August 27, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Down to a vault. In: South China Morning Post. December 7, 2008, accessed August 27, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Buy Vietnam. In: Forbes. March 30, 2010, accessed August 27, 2019 .
  8. ↑ BMW trở thành đối tác của giải Golf Hồ Tràm Open. Retrieved August 27, 2019 (Vietnamese).
  9. ↑ Reuters Editorial. Accessed August 27, 2019 .
  10. ↑ VnExpress: Former German Vice Chancellor returns to work in Vietnam - VnExpress International. Accessed August 27, 2019 .
  11. ^ Former German vice chancellor Philipp Roesler joins forces with VinaCapital. March 16, 2019, accessed August 27, 2019 .
  12. ↑ German House Ho Chi Minh City. In: deutscheshausvietnam.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Altmaier travels to Vietnam for economic policy talks. Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
  14. ↑ a b Executive Profile Horst Joachim Franz Geicke. In: Bloomberg. Retrieved February 7, 2016 .
  15. ^ Website German Industry and Commerce. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 7, 2016 ; accessed on February 7, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / hongkong.ahk.de
  16. ^ Website of the European Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 4, 2017 ; accessed on February 7, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.eurocham.com.hk
  17. ↑ Hong Kong - Europe Business Council. Retrieved March 4, 2017 .
  18. ^ HK - Thailand Business Council. Retrieved March 4, 2017 .
  19. ↑ Hong Kong - Vietnam Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved March 4, 2017 .
  20. ↑ Article on Vietnam Breaking News. In: vietnambreakingnews.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Geicke, Horst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Geicke, Horst Joachim Franz (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur, investor and functionary
DATE OF BIRTH 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg , Germany