Hans Wehrmann (born 9 May 1964 in

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

) is a German

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inventor An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept. If an i ...

and author of literature in

scientific management Scientific management is a theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows. Its main objective is improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity. It was one of the earliest attempts to apply science to the engineeri ...

Studies and Business Career

Wehrmann started his career during his schooldays as an independent entrepreneur by dealing in used refrigerators, stoves, and washing machines. He studied economy in German and French at Fribourg University in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, achieving a

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Additionally he held a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

(MBA) of the university

INSEAD INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe (Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...

Fontainebleau Fontainebleau (; ) is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the ''arrondissement'' ...

, France. He covered the costs for his studies in Switzerland and for the MBA program by founding a publishing house as well as organizing management and recruiting seminars. He worked for

Boston Consulting Group Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG) is an American global management consulting firm founded in 1963 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the Big Three (or MBB, the world’s three largest management consulting firms by rev ...

in Germany, afterwards founding the Certina Holding AG and growing it into an international conglomerate. Furthermore, he is boardmember of L'Osteria.

Scientific Career and Inventions

As a scientist he works on the integration of systems and evolutionary theory into economic science and the dynamics of organizational development and strategic alliances. Furthermore, he developed multilayer papers containing wastepaper and grass fibers and holds the respective patents in the US and Europe together with German paper-mill Papierfabrik Meldorfhttps://pfm-papers.de/

Racing career

As a racing driver he is participating in different racing series. Among others he won the SP7-Class of the

ADAC ADAC, officially the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (), is Europe's largest motoring association. ADAC is the largest club (Verein) in Germany with around 21 million members. It would be more aptly described today as an individual mo ...

Nürburgring 24 Hours The Nürburgring 24 Hours is a 24-hour annual touring car and GT endurance racing event that takes place on a combination of the Nordschleife ("North Loop") and the GP-Strecke ("Grand Prix track") circuits of the Nürburgring in Rhineland-Palati ...

subsequently in 2020 and 2021. In 2022, Wehrmann had his Nürburgring Nordschleife permit revoked in response to a speeding offense during the Nürburgring 24 Hours.

Personal life

Wehrmann is married to Vanessa Wehrmann and divorced from German actress

Giulia Siegel Giulia Siegel (born Julia Anna Marina Siegel, 10 November 1974, Munich) is a German actress, presenter, DJ, model, and the daughter of composer and producer Ralph Siegel. Siegel started her career in 1991 as a model using the alias ''Giulia Leg ...

Academic Works (Extract)

* System- und Evolutionstheoretische Betrachtungen der Organisationsentwicklung, 1995, Frankfurt am Main * Management im Wandel. Freiburger Gespräche 1987/1988, hrsg. von Norbert Thom, Hamburg u. a. 1989

References

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