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Bio for Dr. Panke
Tue May 21 12:00:00 CEST 2002 Press Release
Dr. Helmut P a n k e, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.
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Martha McKinley
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Dr. Helmut P a n k e
Chairman of the 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.
July 1995 : Appointment as Executive Director of BMW AG
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
16 May 2002: Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG