Werner Piotrowski
Werner Piotrowski (born June 11, 1932 in Essen ; † August 4, 2019 in Witzenhausen ) was a German manager. Until 2002 he was chairman of the board of Neckermann Versand and from 2002 to 2005 member of the board of KarstadtQuelle AG .
Life
After completing a commercial training at the Karstadt AG headquarters , Werner Piotrowski was taken on as an assistant in the accounting department in 1953. In 1966 he was appointed head of this department, and in 1975 he was appointed head and department director of financial accounting.
Piotrowski was part of the Karstadt team that prepared the takeover of Neckermann Versand KGaA by Karstadt AG in 1976. After it was taken over and converted into a stock corporation, in June 1977 he was appointed to the board of directors of the large mail order company, which in 1984 became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Karstadt AG. His department included the areas of finance, corporate planning, controlling, purchasing management, participations, auditing, press and public relations. Since 1986 he has also been chairman of the advisory board of Neckermann Nederland BV. In 1999 he was appointed chairman of the board of Neckermann Versand AG. He held this position until 2002. From 2002 until his retirement in 2005, Piotrowski was a member of the board of KarstadtQuelle AG, to which Neckermann Versand AG also belonged.
voluntary work
Piotrowski was voluntarily active in the Catholic youth movement and in local politics. From 1970 he was a council member of the city of Langenberg (Rhineland) and its last mayor in 1974, before Langenberg was incorporated into the city of Velbert on January 1, 1975. From 1975 to 1977 he was on the council of the city of Velbert, particularly in the areas of personnel and finance , active. From 1995 to 1999 he also worked as a commercial judge at the Frankfurt am Main regional court.
Awards
In 1994 Piotrowski received the Medal of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany , and in 1997 the "Gold Medal of Honor " from the municipality of Hulst / Netherlands for his services to the economic development of the Hulst region.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Piotrowski, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 2019 |
| Place of death | Witzenhausen |