Jon Baumhauer

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Jon Baumhauer (left) with Karl-Ludwig Kley on September 23, 2010
Jon Baumhauer (left) together with Volker Bouffier , Angela Merkel and Karl-Ludwig Kley on September 23, 2010

Jon Baumhauer (born February 1, 1944 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a German entrepreneur and clinical psychologist . Baumhauer was chairman of the board of E. Merck KG, which in turn is the main shareholder of the DAX company Merck KGaA .

Career

Born in Freiburg, he grew up in Munich. After graduating from the boarding school of the Benedictine Abbey of Ettal , he did his military service in the armed forces . Baumhauer studied philosophy in New York . After graduating, he worked for a short time at the university there. Then he went to Munich to study psychology and history . After completing his studies, he worked for several years at an LMU institute under Theodor Hellbrügge . He then settled down with a colleague as a clinical psychologist in Munich and worked as a psychological psychotherapist in Munich for over 20 years . At the same time, he was elected to the board of the pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck in Darmstadt in 1979. In 1989 he became deputy chairman of this body and from 1994 to 2004 chairman of the shareholders' council. In 2004 he took over the chairmanship of the family council. In 1995, the year Merck KGaA went public , he was also appointed to the company's Supervisory Board. In 2002 he became chairman of the board of E. Merck KG. This company holds 70.3% of the shares in Merck KGaA. With increasing involvement in the company, he reduced his work as a practicing psychotherapist, which he then gave up completely. Baumhauer only became known to a broader public in 2006, as part of the hostile takeover attempt of Schering AG by Merck.

Baumhauer was the top representative of the Merck family and the Merck Group. He is a direct descendant of Emanuel Merck , the founder of the Merck company and the eleventh generation of Friedrich Jacob Merck's descendants . His grandfather was Kurt Wolff . Jon Baumhauer is married and has four children.

On November 12, 2012, Baumhauer received the Luther Rose 2012 for social responsibility and entrepreneurial courage from the International Martin Luther Foundation .

On January 28, 2014, Jon Baumhauer left the family council for reasons of age. His successor as chairman of the board of E. Merck KG was Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp .

Publications

  • UB Brack and J. Baumhauer: Various effects in the modification of aggressive and silly behavior of children with brain damage. In: Acta paedopsychiatrica. 40, 1973.
  • T. Hellbrügge and Jon Baumhauer: Integrated education. Second Neustift talks for social pediatrics. In: Advances in social pediatrics. Volume 3, Verlag Urban and Schwarzenberg, 1975. ISBN 3-541-06911-2
  • Bull's head and wheat sheaves - Contributions to the history of the Eifel family Kessler , Munich 2017, ISBN 9783873903982 .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A. Schlippe and J. Schweitzer: From psychotherapist to corporate board - stages in a life path. In: Psychotherapie und Coaching 3, 2007, pp. 1–4.
  2. ↑ J. Salz and A. Ruess: Completely underestimated. In: Wirtschaftswoche from June 18, 2006
  3. ^ S. Haas and H. Schwarz: Mächtiger Familienclan. ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung of June 12, 2006 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sueddeutsche.de
  4. ↑ Jon Baumhauer awarded the Luther Rose 2012. (PDF; 168 kB) Press release from the International Martin Luther Foundation of November 12, 2012
  5. ↑ New members of the supervisory bodies of E. Merck. Press release from Merck KGaA on January 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ clan chief. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung from February 1, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Treetopper, Jon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German child psychologist and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg in Breisgau