Thomas Hoyer

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Thomas Hoyer

Thomas RJ Hoyer (born December 1, 1950 in Hamburg ) is a German entrepreneur.

Life and professional history

Hoyer is the son of Walter Bruno Hoyer (born February 13, 1915 in Hamburg, † December 17, 2002) and Frieda Hoyer, b. Lemayr, (born January 13, 1916 in Kaltern / South Tyrol, † November 11, 2011) and has three sisters. He spent his childhood in Hamburg. In 1970 he passed his humanistic Abitur at the Matthias-Claudius-Gymnasium and then completed his military service in Flensburg, which he finished as an officer in the reserve. From 1972 to 1976 Thomas Hoyer studied at the University of St. Gallen with a lic.oec degree. HSG. During this time he gained a wide range of practical experience during various summer internships in friendly companies. It was deepened from 1977 during his apprenticeship at Kühne & Nagel in Hamburg, which he completed with a commercial assistant letter from the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce . First international experience came in 1978 during a work stay at Mason & Dixon Tanklines, Kingsport / Tennessee (USA) and in 1979 during a work stay at Brambles Bulk Haulage, Sydney (Australia). In 1980, he officially joined HOYER as an authorized signatory. In 1991 he succeeded his father, the company founder Walter Bruno Hoyer, as managing director and realized the strong expansion of the company and the expansion of the business abroad and overseas. Thomas Hoyer was also the management spokesman for over 20 years. Since 2007 he has been Chairman (Chairman of the Advisory Board) of the HOYER Group .

Former and current honorary positions

  • Member of the Board of Directors of HUPAC SA, Chiasso / Switzerland
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Kombiverkehr KG, Frankfurt
  • Board member of the Hamburg Forwarders Association, Hamburg
  • 12 years on the board of "Assembly of an Honorable Merchant in Hamburg"
  • Various positions at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce until 2016
  • Board of Trustees of the Übersee-Club, Hamburg
  • Board of Trustees Anglo-German Club, Hamburg
  • various advisory offices in banks and logistics companies
  • President / Board member of the German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce, The Hague / Netherlands
  • Governance Code for Family Businesses (The Family Businesses) INTES
  • Foreign Director National Tank Truck Carriers Inc., Washington DC / USA
  • Board member of the Logistics Committee European Petro Chemical Association (EPCA), Brussels
  • Chairman of the Schaalsee eV association of the welding dog station
  • Board member of Verkehrswacht eV Hamburg
  • Chief of the Magdeburg Hussar Regiment No. 10 Garrison Stendal i.Tr. (Traditional Association of the Prussian Cavalry Regiments Arensberg id Altmark eV)

Awards

In September 2018 Thomas RJ Hoyer received the Hamburg Founder Award for his life's work.

Personal

Thomas Hoyer is married to Penelope Hoyer, nee Loneragan, and has two daughters. In addition to his commitment to the HOYER Group, he is a passionate hunter and is interested in the history of Prussia as well as in art and paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ History - HOYER. Retrieved January 10, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Thomas Hoyer receives founder award. Retrieved January 10, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Martin Kopp: Why a Hamburg patriarch receives the founder award. September 11, 2018, accessed on January 10, 2019 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Hoyer, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoyer, Thomas RJ
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg