Bernhard Plettner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bernhard Plettner

German engineer and manager

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1914

Place of Birth: Oberlahnstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 02-Nov-1997

Profession: electrical engineer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Bernhard Plettner

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  • Bernhard Plettner (December 2, 1914 in Oberlahnstein – November 2, 1997 in Erlangen) was a German engineer and manager.
  • From 1971 to 1981 he was CEO of Siemens AG. Plettner studied electrical engineering in Darmstadt.
  • After an internship in 1937 he returned to Siemens-Schuckertwerke in Berlin in 1940.
  • After World War II Plettner was especially engaged in restoring the export relations of the firm.
  • Plettner became a member of the board of directors of Siemens-Schuckertwerke in 1959 and CEO of this company in 1962.
  • After the merging of Siemens-Schuckertwerke with Siemens & Halske AG he was a member of the board of directors of Siemens AG.
  • In 1971 he was appointed CEO.
  • When he was succeeded by Karlheinz Kaske in 1981, Plettner became the first chairman of the supervisory board not to be a member of the Siemens family.
  • He resigned in 1988.

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