Dieter Karl Schneidewind

Background

Dieter was born on June 16, 1935, in Bochum, Germany.

Education

Dieter Schneidwind studied Business Administration at the Albertus Magnus University of Cologne and obtained a master's degree over there. At the same university, he studied social psychology afterward and got a doctoral degree with the thesis "Overcoming resistance to change a working place"; his supervisor was the eminent German professor of sociology Rene Koenig.

Career

Dieter Schneidewind was active as a part-time pupil and student. Was trained as a system analyst and programmer right after his master's degree by Siemens at Munich; served from January 1960 until June 1962 in the above capacity with BV AG for caste steel, an A. Krupp affiliated company at Bochum. Joined Aral AG at Bochum from January 1963 to March 1965 as a logistics assistant manager. Entered Siemens AG at Erlangen in April 1965 as a trainee for the position as president of the Japanese subsidiary, until December 1968; however, the later president of Siemens, K.H. Kaske, got suddenly the preference for that appointment. Consequently, Schneidewind entered Wella AG at Darmstadt in January 1969 and was trained for the position as top-manager to establish a daughter company in Japan. There was neither any sales turnover nor original stock in that country. Between July 1969 and June 1978, the newly established subsidiary achieved a turnover of approximately 275 million Dollars, a profit before taxes of 37 million dollars and royalties for his head-office of almost 11 million dollars. Around autumn of 1974 he was additionally appointed as Regional President East- and Southeast Asia in addition to his position as Chairman of Wella Japan. In June 1978 he became Board Member of the German head-office and five years later one of the four vice-presidents of the organization. From 1991 he served as a member of the Supervisory Board, a position he holds until 2005 even after Procter & Gamble had acquired Wella AG in 2003 and he arrived at the age of 70 years.

Achievements

• Founded a new Business Region Asia for Wella AG with almost 20 daughter companies between Tokyo and Singapore
  
  

Works

• Jishu Kanri (Partizipatives management in Japan); Shin Hatsubai *Markt und Marketing in Japan); Kulturelle Rollen japanischer Unternehmen;Der asiatisch-pazifische Raum (collctive work with A. Toepfer); Wirtschaftswunderland Suedkorea; Economic Miracle mar

  • Jishu Kanri (Partizipatives management in Japan); Shin Hatsubai *Markt und Marketing in Japan); Kulturelle Rollen japanischer Unternehmen;Der asiatisch-pazifische Raum (collctive work with A. Toepfer); Wirtschaftswunderland Suedkorea; Economic Miracle mar

• Writing books and essays on international management and social structures of Asian countries

  • Uchi no Kaisha (Das japanische Unternehmen ) etc.

    (On common interests and differences of transnational mana...)

Politics

He ist moderately conservative and liberal at the same time; respects religious beliefs, and believes basically in human values; very transnationally minded. People have different talents but same basic rights.

Membership

Schneidewind is Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow; former president. Member of his old canoe-club; also member of .CAIM (Club der Altinternationalen und Meister); he was German Champion in Canoesports and called once to the national team. He liked to play soccer and run the 400 meters under 50 seconds.

Personality

Schneidewind's character is anti-militaristic; he is socially minded. He has many friend among old classmates, sports comrades, previous company mates, business and academic affiliates as well as rotarian friends.

Physical Characteristics: Schneidewind is above 180 centimeters tall and muscular; former sports comrades call him "as st.rong as an ox".and fond of celebrating.