Background
Schrempp, Jürgen was born on September 15, 1944 in Daimler-Benz, Stuttgart, Germany.
Schrempp, Jürgen was born on September 15, 1944 in Daimler-Benz, Stuttgart, Germany.
Earned degree in mechanical engineering, University of Applied Science, Offenburg, Germany, 1967. Professorship, Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Doctor of Commerce (hockey club) (honorary), University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Various positions Daimler Benz, Stuttgart, Germany, 1961—1980, board member, Mercedes-Benz South Africa, 1980—1982, president, EUCLID Inc. Cleveland, 1982—1984, appointed deputy chairman management board, EUCLID Inc., 1985, president, Mercedes-Benz South Africa, 1985—1987, appointed chairman management board, EUCLID Inc., 1987. Deputy board member responsible for commercial vehicles Daimler Benz AG, 1987—1989.
Chairman board of management Daimler Benz Aerospace AG, Stuttgart, Germany, 1989-1995. Chief Executive Officer, chairman board management Daimler Benz AG (merged with Chrysler Corporation in 1998), Germany, 1995—1998. Co-chairman DaimlerChrysler AG, 1998—2000, chairman management board Stuttgart, 2000—2006.
Member supervisory board Allianz AG. Board directors South African Coal, Oil and Gas Corporation Ltd., Vodafone Group plc, United Kingdom, Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A., Switzerland. European chairman Transatlantic Business Dialogue.
Honorary consul general Republic of South Africa. Member investment council of President Thabo Mbeki. Member advisory board Deutsche Bank AG.
Member european advisory board Harvard Business School. Member German council European Institute of Business Administration (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires).
Chairman South African Initiative of German Business "SAFRI". Chairman emeritus Global Business Coalition on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Member of Global Business Coalition on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (co-chairman), Southern Africa Initiative of German Business (SAFRI) (chairman), Investment Council of President South Africa, German Fachhochschule Offenburg (honorary senatorial seat).
Married Lydia Schrempp, 2 children. 2 children from previous marriage.
