Chamber of Commerce and Industry Middle Ruhr Area
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Middle Ruhr Area , based in Bochum, is the responsible Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Bochum , Herne , Witten and Hattingen . At the beginning of 2018, just over 27,500 industrial, trade and service companies were members of the Chamber. The IHK has had business offices in Herne, Witten and Hattingen since 2013. The seat of the chamber is Bochum.
history
The establishment of a chamber of commerce for the Bochum district was approved by a royal decree of May 19, 1856. On December 27, 1856, the constituent meeting of the nine-member chamber took place. The glassworks owner Gustav Müllensiefen from Witten was elected first chairman.
Mining companies and companies that were entered in the commercial register were still excluded from membership and were only allowed to join from 1870. The Chamber of Commerce of Bochum Mayor was Driven Max Greve , who is also the first manager of the chamber was later from economic pioneer Louis Baare , the (President of the Chamber from 1872 to 1897), which helped her to her own office building in 1899 as the first of its kind in Prussia opened has been.
In the Third Reich , the chamber was in 1933 brought into line and disbanded in 1943 and in the Gauwirtschaftskammer Westfalen-Lippe incorporated, 1945, she was re-established. According to the Vocational Training Act , the Chamber has been responsible for vocational training since 1969. In 1979 the chamber combined its vocational training offers in the BiC Education Center .
organization
On March 15, 2017, the IHK changed its organizational structure. The IHK-typical pillar model was abandoned and replaced by a circular organizational chart. The employees are assigned to four fields of competence, which work together across fields of competence. Levels of hierarchy have been drastically flattened. By resolution of the plenary meeting on December 7, 2017, the IHK has also given itself a new voluntary structure that enables companies to participate more in the direction and work of the IHK. In three innovation circles - mobility, retail, young professionals - there is a link between honorary and full-time positions. Both organizational changes were preceded by a discussion lasting several months.
On the initiative of the IHK Mittleres Ruhrgebiet, a broad social alliance in the central Ruhr area came together in March 2017 in the association "QuAZ", which has set itself the goal of promoting the integration of immigrants and refugees into the training and labor market. With the support of the association, a "language and qualification center for immigrants" was set up in the former Opel training workshop in Bochum, which started its work in September 2017.
Personalities
Since March 16, 2017, Wilfried Neuhaus-Galladé, managing partner of JD Neuhaus in Witten , has been president of the IHK Central Ruhr Area . Honorary Presidents are Gerd Pieper and Jürgen Fiege. Eric Weik has been the general manager since November 1, 2015 .
Web links
- IHK Central Ruhr Area
- Education center of the IHK Middle Ruhr Area
- Members of the IHK-Kombi West (association of the IHK magazines NRW)
- History of the Chamber
- History of the chamber from 1856 to 1906
Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 51.4 " N , 7 ° 13 ′ 26.9" E