Jochen F. Kirchhoff
Jochen Melchior Friedrich Kirchhoff (born April 21, 1927 in Iserlohn ; † December 18, 2019 ) was a German entrepreneur . He was chairman of the advisory board and the group of shareholders of the vehicle component and tool manufacturer Kirchhoff Group in Iserlohn.
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Jochen Friedrich Kirchhoff studied mining and mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Clausthal from 1946 to 1950 and then until 1952 economics at the University of Cologne . In 1953 he was awarded a Dr.-Ing. PhD .
From 1953 to 1968 he worked at Deutsche Babcock in Oberhausen, where he was a member of the board from 1963 to 1968. From 1968 to 1992 he was the owner and managing director of the family business Stephan Witte & Comp. in Iserlohn. From 1993 he was chairman of the management board and from 2007 chairman of the advisory board and the circle of shareholders of the Kirchhoff Group in Iserlohn.
In addition to his entrepreneurial activity, he was a managerial member of economic committees and associations. He was Vice President of the Institute for German Business and a member of the Presidium of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations . From 1983 to 2004 he was President of the State Association of Employers' Associations North Rhine-Westphalia and from 1983 to 1997 as President of the Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry in North Rhine-Westphalia, then as Honorary President of both associations.
He was deputy chairman of the supervisory board of the pension insurance association in Cologne, member of the supervisory board of Deutsche Nickel AG in Schwerte, the United Deutsche Nickel-Werke AG in Düsseldorf and the TÜV Mitte AG in Essen. In addition, he was on the advisory board of Wilhelm Berg in Altena, Deutsche Bank AG , Wuppertal district, Heidelberger Zement AG and Märkisches Stahldrahtwerk GmbH in Altena.
Jochen F. Kirchhoff was a member of the Corps Hercynia Clausthal .
Honors
- 1987: Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- 1990: Federal Cross of Merit on the ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2007: Ring of honor of the city of Iserlohn
- 2008: Large Cross of Merit with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2010: Prize for Social Market Economy from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
- Great badge of honor for services to the Republic of Austria
- Order of the Cross of Mary of the Republic of Estonia
literature
- Who is who? - The German Who's Who. 2008/2009. Schmidt-Römhild, Lübeck 2008.
- Festschrift for Jochen F. Kirchhoff on his 75th birthday. Ed. State Association of Employers' Associations North Rhine-Westphalia and Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry North Rhine-Westphalia. Schmidt, Cologne 2002, ISBN 3-504-06214-2 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Jochen F. Kirchhoff in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jochen Friedrich Kirchhoff on the Konrad Adenauer Foundation website
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary notice for Jochen F. Kirchhoff , FAZ from December 21, 2019
- ^ Obituary by Jochen F. Kirchhoff , FAZ of December 21, 2019
- ↑ a b Jens Helmecke: Iserlohn entrepreneur Jochen F. Kirchhoff has died. In: wp.de. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
- ^ Directory of Weinheim Corps Students 1990
- ↑ Merit holders since 1986. State Chancellery of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, accessed on March 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Prize winners 2010: Regina Görner, Jochen F. Kirchhoff and Walter Riester - Prize for the Social Market Economy of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Accessed on January 24, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kirchhoff, Jochen F. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kirchhoff, Jochen Melchior Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iserlohn |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th December 2019 |