Wulf von Schimmelmann

Wulf von Schimmelmann
Education University of Hamburg
University of Zürich
Occupation Businessman

Wulf Freiherr von Schimmelmann (born February 19, 1947 in Steinhöring) is a German manager. He was chairman of the Postbank's executive board from February 1999 to June 2007, and was chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Post AG between January 1, 2009 and April 2018.

Early life and education

Von Schimmelmann graduated from the Schule Schloss Salem and studied economics in Hamburg and Zurich. He received a achelor's degree in business administration from the University of Hamburg, followed by a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Zürich.[1][2] He received a doctorate in business administration and economics from the University of Zurich.[1][2] He earned his doctorate summa cum laude to which his dissertaiton dealt with the savings behavior of private persons.[3]

Career

Von Schimmelmann first worked for the management consultancy McKinsey & Company. He started in 1972, with positions in Cleveland, Ohio, Kuwait, and Düsseldorf and stayed with the company, eventually as a Partner, until 1978.[1] From 1978 to 1984, he worked for Landesgirokasse-Bank in Stuttgart, Germany,[1] where he served as a board member.

From 1984 to 1991, he served on the management board of DG Bank in Frankfurt.[1] He served on the board of managing directors of BHF Bank from 1991 to 1999.[1][4]

Von Schimmelmann served as the chief executive officer of Deutsche Postbank, a German retail bank, from 1999 to 2007,[1][2] after Klaus Zumwinkel, with whom he had been aquainted since working for McKinsey, had promoted him to CEO and a part of the management board of Deutsche Post AG. Under the leadership of Wulf von Schimmelmann, Postbank joined the DAX in 2006.[5]

In 2007, he unexpectedly resigned from the post of CEO of Postbank for "personal reasons". His contract run until 2008.[5] Until December 2009, he was also a member of the supervisory board at Deutsche Telekom, and in January 2009, he became chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Post AG.[6] He served as chairman until April 2018 and was succeeded by Nikolaus von Bomhard.[7]

Other affiliations

Von Schimmelmann is also honorary Professor at the Faculty of Ecenomics of the University of Konztanz, which awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2006. He has served on the board of directors of Accenture since 2001.[1] He also serves on the board of directors of Thomson Reuters and the Tchibo Holding.[1] Additionally, he serves on the supervisory boards of Deutsche Post and Maxingvest.[1][8]

Von Schimmelmann is the founder of Stiftung Startchance, a foundation for disadvantaged children.[9]

Personal life

Von Schimmelmann stems from the Holstein-Danish noble family Schimmelmann.[10] He has been married to Benita Freiin von Gersdorff since March 1996 and lives in Berg (Starnberger See).[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "About Accenture". www.accenture.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  2. 1 2 3 "Terms of Service Violation". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  3. ↑ Ravensburg, Munzinger-Archiv GmbH,. "Wulf Freiherr von Schimmelmann - Munzinger Biographie". www.munzinger.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  4. ↑ "Prof. Dr. Wulf von SCHIMMELMANN - Lebenslauf und Information zu seinen Vortrag". www.management-kolloquium.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  5. 1 2 "Wulf von Schimmelmann: Mit ruhiger Hand - manager magazin". manager magazin. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Deutsche Post: Nikolaus von Bomhard soll Aufsichtsrat leiten". manager magazin. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  7. ↑ ONLINE, RP. "Aufsichtsrat bei der Post: Ex-Munich-Re-Chef Nikolaus Bomhard ist neuer Vorsitzender". rp-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  8. ↑ "Board of directors". thomsonreuters.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  9. ↑ Germany, Abendzeitung,. "Gründer Wulf von Schimmelmann: Starnberg: Stiftung Startchance hilft sozial schwachen Kindern - Abendzeitung München" (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  10. ↑ "Ein unaufgeregter Banker". stern.de (in German). 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  11. ↑ Dohmen, Caspar (2010). "Mehr Zeit für die Bahamas". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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