Franz Fehrenbach

Franz Fehrenbach was born on July 1, 1949, in Kenzingen (Breisgau), Germany. He is married and has three adult sons. After graduating from high school in 1968, he studied industrial engineering at the University of Karlsruhe, where he received his degree in 1975.

He is a member of the managing board of the VDA (German Association of the Automotive Industry), of the U.S. Board of the Presiding Committee of the BDI (Confederation of German Industry), of the Asia Pacific Committee of German Business, and of the BBUG (Baden-Baden Entrepreneurs’ Conference), a member of the Senate of the Max Planck Society as well as of the board of the Stifterverband, a joint initiative of German industries to promote science and higher education, and a member of the supervisory board of BASF SE.

In 2006, Fehrenbach was named “Eco-Manager of the Year” in the com¬panies category by the environmental foundation WWF Deutschland and the German business magazine “Capital.” In 2008, Fehrenbach was singled out for the “Honorary Golden Steering Wheel” prize, which is awarded to outstanding personalities by a German newspaper. In 2009, the ADAC, the German automobile association, made Franz Fehrenbach its “Personality of 2009,” awarding him the “Yellow Angel” for the multinational group’s ecologically driven innovations. Also in 2009, he received the environment award presented by B.A.U.M., the German Environmental Management Association. On behalf of Bosch, he accepted the Award for Understanding and Tolerance of the Jewish Museum Berlin in the same year. The business magazine “Capital” presented Franz Fehrenbach with its “Greentech Manager of the Year 2011” award in February 2012. The award is presented to entrepreneurs and managers who are outstandingly successful in promoting the growth of green technologies and whose companies have an innovative and sustainable product portfolio.

1975 - Trainee program

1976 - Assistant, Office of the Executive Management, Electrical and Electronic Engine Equipment Division

1978 - Department head in materials planning and logistics, Stuttgart-Feuerbach Alternator Plant

1980 - Commercial Plant Manager, Hildesheim Plant, Göttingen Branch

1982 - Vice President, Corporate Department for Planning and Controlling

1985 - Vice President Finance and Administration, Robert Bosch Corporation, Automotive Group (USA)

1988 - Executive Vice President Finance and Administration, Robert Bosch Corporation, Automotive Group (USA)

1989 - Executive Vice President Finance and Administration, Starters and Alternators Division

1994 - President, Starters and Alternators Division

1996 - Executive Vice President Finance and Administration, Diesel Systems Division

1997 - President, Diesel Systems Division

1999 - Member of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch GmbH

2003 - Chairman of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch GmbH