Hubertus von Baumbach

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Hubertus von Baumbach
Born1966or1967(age 56–57) [1]
NationalityGerman
Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman and CEO, Boehringer Ingelheim

Hubertus von Baumbach (born 1967) is a German businessman who is the chairman and CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany's second largest pharmaceutical company. [2]

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Early life and education

The son of Erich von Baumbach and Ulrike Boehringer, Hubertus von Baumbach is also a great-grandson of the company's founder Albert Boehringer. [1] He has a law degree and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [3] [2]

Career

Baumbach joined Boehringer Ingelheim in 2001. [3]

In November 2015, it was announced that Baumbach, who had been CFO, was appointed as chief executive, succeeding Andreas Barner in June 2016. [1] [2] At the time, this made him the first member of the family at the helm in 25 years. [4] Within his first six months, he launched the biggest acquisition in the company's history (an asset swap deal with French rival Sanofi), followed by a reorganization to give the group a more decentralized divisional structure. [5]

In his capacity at Boehringer Ingelheim, Baumbach was part of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s delegation on three state visits to China. [6]

Other activities

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations

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  2. 1 2 3 "Drug firm Boehringer Ingelheim on a high". handelsblatt.com. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Board of Managing Directors - boehringer-ingelheim.com". boehringer-ingelheim.com. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ↑ Patricia Weiss and Maria Sheahan (November 6, 2015), Boehringer appoints first CEO from founding family in 25 years Reuters .
  5. ↑ Siegfried Hofmann (April 27, 2018), Drug firm Boehringer Ingelheim on a high Handelsblatt .
  6. ↑ Christian Schlesiger (September 8, 2017), Siemens-Chef Kaeser am häufigsten bei Delegationsreisen dabei Wirtschaftswoche .
  7. ↑ Members of the Advisory Board, 2010 Deutsche Bank.
  8. ↑ 2015 Annual Report Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW).
  9. ↑ Presidium Federation of German Industries (BDI).
  10. ↑ "Vorstand & Präsidium - Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. (VCI)". www.vci.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  11. ↑ Board of Trustees Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).
  12. ↑ Board of Trustees Cultural Foundation of the Federal States.
  13. ↑ Administration Städel Museum.
  14. ↑ Board of Trustees Städel Museum.
  15. ↑ Board of Trustees Stiftung Tausendgut.


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