Hans-Olaf Henkel
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Hans-Olaf Henkel MEP |
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| Vice-Chair of the European Conservatives and Reformists German Delegation |
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Assumed office 12 June 2014 |
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| Chairman | Syed Kamall |
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Ryszard Legutko Raffaele Fitto Roberts Zīle Helga Stevens Geoffrey Van Orden |
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| Born | 9 March 1940 |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative Reformers |
Hans-Olaf Henkel (born 14 March 1940) is a German manager and political publicist. He is a Member of the European Parliament, representing the political party Liberal-Conservative Reformers, formerly Alliance for Progress and Renewal (ALFA) as part of the European Conservatives and Reformists. He was a manager at IBM, President of the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI, Federation of German Industries) and President of the Leibniz Association.
Hans-Olaf Henkel was born and raised in Hamburg. He studied at the Akademie für Gemeinwirtschaft, which merged as Universität für Wirtschaft und Politik (HWP) with the Hamburg University in 2005. Henkel joined IBM Germany in 1962. From September 1993 to December 1994 he was head of IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa with his office in Paris. From 1995 to 2000 he was president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI).
He was President of the Leibniz Association from 2001 to 2005. Henkel is a board member of the Deutscher Familienverband (German family association).
Until 2013 Henkel was a member of the Supervisory Board of Bayer AG, Continental AG, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace, Ringier AG and other companies. He resigned from these positions to join the Alternative for Germany in 2014. Since November 2000 he lectures as Professor of International Management at the University of Mannheim.
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