Jürgen Geissinger

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Jürgen Geißinger (2012)

Jürgen M. Geißinger (born July 24, 1959 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ) is a German business manager . From November 1, 1998 to October 4, 2013, he was Chairman of the Board of Management of the Schaeffler Group based in Herzogenaurach in Central Franconia . On December 17, 2015, Geissinger was appointed CEO of the wind turbine manufacturer Senvion with immediate effect and at the same time became a co-owner of the company. He led Senvion to the stock exchange in cooperation with the main shareholders.

Life

Professional career

After graduating from high school in 1979, Geissinger studied mechanical engineering at the University of Stuttgart . From 1985 he was employed as a research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Engineering and Automation in Stuttgart, the last two years as a department head. In 1989 he received his doctorate in engineering. From 1991 he worked briefly at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG .

In 1992 he went to ITT Automotive, where he started as director of the production technology department in Auburn Hills (USA), became head of the electronic brake systems division in 1994, became managing director of the entire brake systems division in 1996, and was senior chairman of the management board of ITT Industries Europe (Hamburg) in 1997 Vice President of ITT Automotive (Auburn Hills) and Officer of ITT Industries in White Plains (USA) .

In 1998 he moved to INA-Holding Schaeffler KG, the managing company of the Schaeffler Group, as Chairman of the Management Board . Under his leadership, the group's turnover increased several times. In 2000, Geißinger was responsible for the purchase of the clutch manufacturer LuK Group , and in 2001 also the first hostile takeover of a listed company by a family company in Germany, the Schweinfurt-based FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer AG . He was its chairman of the board from 2001 to 2004, since then he has been chairman of the supervisory board. He made the Schaeffler Group the world's second largest rolling bearing manufacturer. In July 2007, he made an official offer for the Schaeffler Group to take over the automotive supplier Continental AG , which has several times more revenue and which had bought the brake systems division from ITT Automotive in 1998.

On October 4, 2013, Schaeffler announced that the previous CEO Jürgen Geißinger would be leaving the company by mutual agreement and with immediate effect.

Geissinger was Vice President of the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and spokesman for its supplier group. He is also a member of the supervisory board of Continental AG (until October 2013), MTU Aero Engines and Sandvik AB.

In December 2015, Geissinger took over the role of CEO of Senvion , one of the leading wind turbine manufacturers.

Geissinger is criticized by IG Metall for his rigorous enforcement of working hours extensions and financial cuts for employees through cost-cutting programs.

In May 2018, Geißinger resigned from all his offices at Senvion in order to devote himself to new professional challenges.

family

Geißinger has two younger brothers. He is married, the father of twins, and lives with his family near Stuttgart. In previous years he was the coach of a handball team.

Web links

Commons : Juergen M Geissinger  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schaeffler AG: Annual Report 2012. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 31, 2013 ; Retrieved March 25, 2013 . 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.schaeffler-annual-report.com
  2. ↑ http://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/ex-schaeffler-chef-wird-ceo-geissinger-lenkt-kuenftig-den-windriesen-senvion/12738472.html
  3. ^ Change in management at Schaeffler , press release of October 4, 2013.
  4. ^ Continental AG: Supervisory Board of Continental AG. Retrieved September 20, 2013 .
  5. ↑ MTU Aero Engines: Supervisory Board of MTU Aero Engines AG. Retrieved September 20, 2013 .
  6. ^ Sandvik AB: Sandvik AB - Board of Directors and Auditors. Retrieved September 20, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from May 29, 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.senvion.com
  8. ↑ Senvion boss Geissinger resigns , article Creditreform-Magazin of May 23, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Geissinger, Jürgen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Geissinger, Jürgen M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German business manager
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwäbisch Gmünd