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Dr Helmut Panke
Thu Apr 18 12:00:00 CEST 2002 Press Release
CV detail of Dr Helmut Panke, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG
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Barbara Brailey
BMW Group
Dr. Helmut P a n k e
Chairman of Board of Management of BMW AG
31 August 1946 Born in Storkow, District of Fürstenwalde
1957-1966 Klenze Gymnasium (High School), Munich (Abitur 1966)
1964-1965 Scholarship from the American Field Service,
The Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire
(diploma)
1968-1972 Study of physics at the University of Munich,
completion with masters degree (Diplom Physiker)
1972-1976 Research and Dissertation at the University of Munich;
awarded doctorate (Dr. rer.nat.)
1976-1978 Research at the Swiss Institute for Nuclear Research,
teaching at the University of Munich
1978-1982 Consultant with McKinsey & Company, Inc.,
Düsseldorf and Munich
1982-1985 Joins BMW AG
Head of 'Planning and Controlling'
in the Research and Development Division
1985-1988 Head of 'Corporate Planning'
1988-1990 Head of 'Organization'
1990 Head of 'Corporate Strategy and Coordination'
April 1993 - Chairman and CEO BMW (US) Holding Corp.
December 1996 Woodcliff Lake, NJ. USA
4 July 1996 Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG
Human Resources, Information Technology
18 March 1999 Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG
Finance
19 March 2002 Announced designated Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG
16 May 2002 Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG