IHK Ostwuerttemberg

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The East Wuerttemberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK Ostwuerttemberg) has the legal mandate, as a regional self-governing body of the economy, to represent the overall interests of currently around 32,000 member companies from industry, trade and services in the Heidenheim district and in the Ostalb district. It also performs sovereign tasks for the state. It is based in Heidenheim an der Brenz .

history

Ferdinand Steinbeis , the president of the “Centralstelle für Gewerbe und Handel” of the royal government in Württemberg, founded the Heidenheim Chamber of Commerce and Industry on January 18, 1867 . Twelve members elected in the constituent meeting were to stand by the government of the country in economic questions and organize self-government of the economy, as representatives of the trade, the factory owners and the trades in equal parts. The first president of the chamber was Kommerzienrat Louis Lang from Heidenheim, owner of the cotton weaving mill CF Ploucquet and the second chairman of the manufacturer Carl Zoeppritz, owner of the wool blanket company Zoeppritz in Mergelstetten.

From 1899, due to the separation of the craft, the name “Chamber of Commerce Heidenheim” applied to the chamber . In 1934 the independent Heidenheim Chamber was dissolved during the great economic crisis of the 1930s and assigned to the Ulm Chamber. The reconstruction of the "Heidenheim Chamber of Commerce and Industry" , which consisted of the Aalen and Heidenheim districts, was largely supported by well-known company owners in the region.

The chambers of industry and commerce in Germany have functioned as corporations under public law since the Chamber Act, which came into force on December 18, 1956 . The costs of the establishment and activities are covered by contributions from members of the Chamber (Act on the Provisional Regulation of the Law of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Section 2, Paragraph 1, Section 3, Paragraph 2.).

Since the district expansion on January 1, 1973, the "IHK Ostwürttemberg" has included the district of Heidenheim and the Ostalb district and currently has more than 32,000 member companies.

In 1979 the IHK training center was inaugurated in Aalen. Until the new building of the vocational training for basic and technical training as well as retraining measures, special courses and the CAD and EDP further training.

In 1992 the IHK Ostwuerttemberg celebrated its 125th anniversary with a speech by the then Prime Minister Erwin Teufel.

On May 12, 2016 the groundbreaking ceremony for the new IHK training center in Aalen took place.

On November 1, 2016, a woman, Michaela Eberle, became General Manager for the first time in the 149-year history of the IHK Ostwuerttemberg.

On February 24, 2017, the IHK Ostwuerttemberg celebrated its 150th anniversary with a speech by Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann .

On December 9, 2017, the new building of the IHK training center in Aalen was inaugurated.

Business areas

Building of the IHK Ostwuerttemberg in Heidenheim

The content-related work is divided into six business areas:

Location policy

The IHK is committed to the economic success of companies in the East Wuerttemberg region. In relation to politics and administration, she is committed to deregulation, a sustainable financial policy and a future-oriented infrastructure and location development policy. The main concerns of the IHK Ostwuerttemberg include conveniently connected commercial and industrial areas and an efficient traffic and communication infrastructure.

Business start-ups and business support

The IHK enables start-ups to start their own business successfully, supports established companies and answers questions about corporate succession. The business area start-up assistance and business support accompanies entrepreneurs in all stages of development of their company with advice and information, consultation days and events.

Initial and continuing education

The promotion of training and further education in the region is a core task of the IHK Ostwuerttemberg. The IHK member companies are supported with in-company training as well as with the qualification of their employees. The registration of the apprenticeship relationships, support and advice of training companies and trainees as well as the acceptance of the intermediate and final exams are carried out by the IHK. Further education courses with IHK further education exams lead to recognized qualifications in professional further education, certificate courses and practice-oriented seminars complement the further education offer of the "Akademie der Wirtschaft".

Innovation and the environment

The IHK supports and promotes the companies in the region with their innovation policy and corporate responsibility for the environment. It offers support in the development and application of new products and processes, helps in the search for contacts and cooperation partners in science and industry, advises on government funding programs and provides information on all issues relating to research, technology and innovation. In addition, the member companies receive advice on questions of practical environmental protection from energy efficiency and environmental management to environmental audits.

International

The foreign trade activities of companies in East Wuerttemberg are supported by the IHK with information events, advice and training. The companies are also supported with their export declarations and customs papers. Important partners are the German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHK) with over 120 offices worldwide. The implementation of professional driver qualifications, for example, is also part of the area of ​​responsibility of the IHK Ostwuerttemberg.

Law and taxes

The IHK is committed to fair competition in the East Württemberg region and settles disputes between business people. The IHK business field accompanies legal changes in the individual legal areas and offers information and advisory services. The legislature assigns the IHK a variety of legal tasks: Among other things, the IHK takes a position on applications for entry in the commercial register, appoints and swears experts, intervenes in the event of violations of competition law or suggests that the state appoints entrepreneurs as honorary financial and financial services Commercial judge before. The administration of the insurance broker register is also a sovereign task.

organization

The IHK Ostwuerttemberg is a corporation under public law and has a public seal. It has 60 full-time employees. These work according to the specifications of the General Assembly for the representation of interests of the economy vis-à-vis the state and the public, in fulfillment of sovereign tasks instead of the state and to provide services for the economy. The Chamber can establish, maintain and support systems and facilities that serve to promote the commercial economy or individual branches of industry and take measures to promote and implement commercial and industrial vocational training in compliance with the applicable legal provisions, in particular the Vocational Training Act.

General Assembly

The main decision-making criterion of the IHK is the general assembly (VV). The VV of the IHK Ostwuerttemberg (plenary assembly electoral period 2009–2012, as of September 2012) consists of a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 57 members. The election rules govern the election of members as well as the duration and early termination of membership. The composition of the plenary assembly takes into account the economic characteristics as well as the overall economic importance of the trade groups in the chamber district. This results from the electoral districts of Heidenheim, Aalen and Schwäbisch Gmünd, in which the VV members from the electoral groups industry, trade and credit and insurance are represented. The plenary assembly determines the guidelines for the chamber's work and decides on all questions that are of fundamental importance for the commercial economy of the chamber district or the work of the chamber. Among other things, the VV elects the Presidium and appoints the General Manager on the proposal of the President. It also decides on the amount of the contributions and advises and decides on the chamber's budget. The VV consists of a President, an Honorary President, five members of the Presidium and 43 other members. The members of the General Assembly and the Presidium as well as the President perform their duties on an honorary basis.

Bureau

The Presidium consists of the President and five Vice-Presidents who are elected by the General Assembly from among their number for the duration of the electoral term. When it comes to the composition of the Presidium, it must be taken into account that two members each belong to the electoral districts of Heidenheim, Aalen and Schwäbisch Gmünd. The members of the Presidium hold their office until a successor is elected. The President heads the Chamber within the framework of the guidelines and resolutions adopted by the General Assembly. In particular, the Presidium decides on the Chamber's rules of procedure.

Term of office president function
1867-1873 Ludwig (Louis) Lang Councilor of Commerce, Heidenheim
1873-1874 Robert Meebold Go Councilor of Commerce, Heidenheim
1875-1899 Karl Zoeppritz Go Kommerzienrat, Mergelstetten
1900-1917 Hermann Poppe Councilor of Commerce, Heidenheim
1917-1917 Karl Schultes Factory owner, Heidenheim
1917-1933 Hermann Erhard Commerce Councilor, Schwäbisch Gmünd
1933-1934 Walther Hartmann General Director, Heidenheim
1945–1951 Werner Plappert Factory owner, Heidenheim
1951-1963 Peter Haehnle Factory owner, Giengen
1963-1965 Rodolf Schieber Factory owner, Bopfingen
1966-1971 Konrad Theiss Publisher, Aalen
1971-1982 Wolfram Schweppenhäuser Managing partner, Heidenheim
1982-1989 Hans-Otto Steiff Member of the advisory board and partner, Giengen
1989-2001 Hansjörg Rieger Managing Director, Aalen
2001-2014 Helmut Althammer Managing Director, Heidenheim
2014-2017 Carl Trinkl CEO, Aalen
Since 2017 Markus Maier Managing partner, Königsbronn

Main office

The employees of the IHK, under the direction of the general manager, form the so-called main office. The business of the Chamber is conducted by the general manager and other managers employed as required according to the principles and instructions established by the general assembly and the president. The employment relationship of the chief executive officer is regulated by the president, the employment relationships of other managing directors and executive employees by the president and the chief executive officer. The other employees are employed by the general manager.

Term of office Chief Executive
1867-1900 Karl Freisleben
1900-1909 Christian Storz
1909-1929 Bruno Heinrichs
1929-1942 August Friedrich Betz
1942–1962 Helmuth von Ridder
1962-1968 Wolfgang Waldner
1968-1998 Walter L. Werner
1998-2016 Klaus Moser
Since 2016 Michaela Eberle

Committees

  • Foreign Trade Committee
  • Vocational training committee
  • Digitization committee
  • Finance and Tax Committee
  • Research and Innovation Committee
  • Trade committee
  • Industry Committee
  • Examination Board
  • Legal Committee
  • Committee of Experts
  • Arbitration Committee
  • Transport Committee

literature

  • IHK Ostwuerttemberg, Konrad Theiss: 100 years of Heidenheim Chamber of Commerce and Industry , Heimat und Wirtschaft publishing house, Aalen / Württ. 1967
  • IHK Ostwuerttemberg: 125 years of self-administration of the economy , Heidenheim 1992
  • IHK Ostwuerttemberg: 150 years of retrospect, insights, prospects. , Heidenheim 2017

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Management | Wirtschaftsjunioren Ostwuerttemberg. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Instead of groundbreaking: focus on the trainees . In: IHK Ostwuerttemberg . ( ihk.de [accessed on November 9, 2016]). Instead of groundbreaking: focus on the trainees ( memento of the original from November 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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.ostwuerttemberg.ihk.de

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