Joachim Milberg (born 10 April 1943 in
Verl
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(
Westfalen
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)) is a German engineer and manager who served as CEO of
Bayerischen Motorenwerke AG (BMW). He was Chairman of the
Supervisory Board
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In civil s ...
of BMW until July 2015.
Milberg was
Professor
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and
Dean
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of the Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering
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at the
Technische Universität München
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Establis ...
. He was Member of the Board of Management for Production of BMW and became CEO when
Bernd Pischetsrieder
Bernd Peter Pischetsrieder (born 15 February 1948) is a German automobile engineer and manager.
Early life and education
Pischetsrieder was born in Munich, Bavaria, and studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich fro ...
had to leave because of the
Rover
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* Rover, Missouri, US
* ...
problems. Milberg stopped the Rover venture and reestablished the BMW success story.
Milberg was the founding President of
acatech
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– the German Academy of Science and Engineering.
Early life
Milberg grew up on a farm in
Sennestadt
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, today part of the city of
Bielefeld
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. From 1953 to 1959 Milberg went to secondary school. From 1959 to 1962 he trained as a
mechanic
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at
Gildemeister AG
DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (name written in capital letters; until September 2013: Gildemeister AG, until June 2015: DMG MORI SEIKI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT) is one of Germany's largest manufacturers of cutting machine tools and a manufacturer of CNC ...
and, from 1962 to 1965, studied
production engineering
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at the State Engineering School Bielefeld. He continued his studies at the
Technische Universität Berlin
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with a scholarship of the
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes and obtained his
Dipl.-Ing.
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in 1969. From 1970 to 1972, he was research assistant at the
Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik of the Technischen Universität Berlin (
Günter Spur). In 1971, he was awarded his doctorate in production engineering.
Career
In 1972, Milberg became senior manager at the machine tool factory
Gildemeister AG
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. From 1978 to 1981, he was head of the Automatic
Lathe
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Division.
In 1981, Milberg became full professor for
machine tools
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with
business administration
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at Technische Universität München, head of the Center for Production Automation and Robotics in Munich and the Production Application Center in Augsburg. From 1991 to 1993, he was Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
In 1993, Milberg became member of the board of management of BMW, responsible for production. After having just overseen the successful launch of the
BMW 3 Series
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The first generation of the 3 Series was only avail ...
, he was named by the supervisory board of BMW – then led by
Eberhard von Kuenheim
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Biography
Kuenheim was born in Juditten ( pl, Judyty) ...
– as the company’s new CEO in 1999. He succeeded
Bernd Pischetsrieder
Bernd Peter Pischetsrieder (born 15 February 1948) is a German automobile engineer and manager.
Early life and education
Pischetsrieder was born in Munich, Bavaria, and studied Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich fro ...
, who resigned along with
Wolfgang Reitzle
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Early life and education
After leaving his school in Ulm, Reitzle continued his education at the Technical University of Munich where he studied mechanical e ...
, another manager widely viewed as potential successor at the time. He was heavily criticized by the German media for BMW's decision to sell its unprofitable U.K. subsidiary
Rover
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People
* Constance Rover (1910–2005), English historian
* Jolanda de Rover (born 1963), Dutch swimmer
* Rover Thomas (c. 1920–1998), Indigenous Australian artist
Places
* Rover, Arkansas, US
* Rover, Missouri, US
* ...
in 2000. In 2002, he decided to step down a year ahead of schedule and handed over to
Helmut Panke, in an effort to avoid media speculation about who would succeed him in what would be the final year of his tenure at BMW. He subsequently became chairman of the supervisory board in 2004.
Other activities
Corporate boards
*
BMW AG, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2002)
since 2004 Chairman
*
Festo
Festo is a German automation company based in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany. Festo produces and sells pneumatic and electrical control systems and drive technology for factories and process automation. Festo Didactic also offers industrial edu ...
AG & Co. KG, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (since 2011)
* Member of the shareholder's committee of ifp – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH & Co.KG, Garching b. München
*
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, also known as ZF Group, originally ''Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen'', and commonly abbreviated to ZF (ZF = "Zahnradfabrik" = "Cogwheel Factory"), is a German car parts maker headquartered in Friedrichshafen, in the south- ...
, Member of the Supervisory Board (2008–2011)
*
SAP AG
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Sap is distinct from latex, resin, or cell sap; it is a sepa ...
, Member of the Supervisory Board (2007–2012)
*
Bertelsmann AG
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA () is a German private multinational conglomerate corporation based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is one of the world's largest media conglomerates, and is also active in the service sector and e ...
, Member of the Supervisory Board (2005–2017)
*
MAN AG
MAN Truck & Bus SE (formerly MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG, ) is a subsidiary of Traton, and one of the leading international providers of commercial vehicles. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, MAN Truck & Bus produces vans in the range from 3.0 to 5.5 t ...
, Member of the Supervisory Board (2005–2007)
*
John Deere & Company
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, Member of the Board of Directors (2003–2017)
*
Leipziger Messe, Member of the Supervisory Board (2003–2007)
*
Allianz Versicherungs AG, Member of the Supervisory Board (2001–2006)
*
Royal Dutch Petroleum Company
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/Shell, Member of the Board of Directors (2000–2003)
Non-profit organizations
*
acatech – Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften, Member of the Senate Committee
*
Allensbach Institute
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, Member of the Board of Trustees
* BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
*
Deutsches Museum
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, Member of the Board of Trustees
*
Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
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, Member of the Honorary Senate
Awards and honours
* 1989
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
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by the
Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft
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(DFG) – the highest German research prize
* 1992 Herwart-Opitz-Commemorative Medal of the
VDI-Society Production Engineering
* 1994 Verdienstkreuz am Bande (Cross) of the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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* 1994
Honorary doctorate
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of the
University of Ljubljana
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History Beginnings
Although certain ...
,
Slovenia
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* 1996 Honorary doctorate of
Leibniz University Hannover
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* 2000
Grashof Commemorative Medal of
Verein Deutscher Ingenieure
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(the highest distinction of the Association of German Engineers)
* 2001
Bayerischer Verdienstorden
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* 2001 General Pierre Nicolau Award der
CIRP (College International pour la Recherche en Productique – The International Academy for Production Engineering)
* 2001 Ehrenpreis "
Goldenes Lenkrad" des
Axel Springer Verlag
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s
* 2002 Honorary doctorate of the
Cranfield University
, mottoeng = After clouds light
, established = 1946 - College of Aeronautics 1969 - Cranfield Institute of Technology (gained university status by royal charter) 1993 - Cranfield University (adopted current name)
, type = Public research uni ...
, England (UK)
* 2002
Bayerische Umweltmedaille für besondere Verdienste um Umweltschutz und Landesentwicklung
* 2004 Honorary doctorate of the
Technischen Universität Berlin
* 2005 Arthur-Burkhardt-Preis
* 2005 Member of the
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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* 2009
Hanns Martin Schleyer-Preis
* 2010
Bayerischer Maximiliansorden für Wissenschaft und Kunst
* 2010
Honorarprofessor at the
Universität Duisburg-Essen
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Pressemitteilung der Uni Duisburg-Essen
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* 2016 National Academy of Engineering
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Member
Publications
* ''Milberg, J.:'' Analytische und experimentelle Untersuchungen zur Stabilitätsgrenze bei der Drehbearbeitung. Diss. Techn. Univ. Berlin 1971.
* ''Milberg, J. (Hrsg.):'' Wettbewerbsfähigkeit durch Integration. Springer Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg New York 1988.
* ''Milberg, J. (Hrsg.):'' Wettbewerbsfaktor Zeit in Produktionsunternehmen. Springer Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York 1991.
* ''Milberg, J. (Hrsg.):'' Von CAD(CAM zu CIM. Verlag TÜV Rheinland. Köln 1992.
* ''VDI-Gemeinschaftsausschuss CIM (Hrsg.) Obmann: Milberg, J.:'' Rechnerintegrierte Konstruktion und Produktion. VDI-Verlag. Düsseldorf 1992.
** Band 1: CIM Management
** Band 2: Integrierte Produktdatenverarbeitung
** Band 3: Auftragsabwicklung
** Band 4: Flexible Fertigung
** Band 5: Produktionslogistik
** Band 6: Kommunikations- und Datenbanktechnik
** Band 7: Qualitätssicherung
** Band 8: Flexible Montage
* ''Milberg, J. (Hrsg.):'' Werkzeugmaschinen Grundlagen. Springer Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York 1992.
* ''Milberg, J.; Reinhart, G. (Hrsg.):'' Unsere Stärken stärken – Der Weg zu Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Standortsicherung. mi Verlag. Landberg 1994.
* ''Milberg, J.; Reinhart, G. (Hrsg.):'' Mit Schwung zum Aufschwung – Information, Inspiration, Innovation. mi Verlag. Landberg 1997.
* ''Milberg, J.; Schuh, G. (Hrsg.):'' Erfolg in Netzwerken. Springer Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York 2002.
References
External links
WHO'S WHO Online
(German)
(German)
ifp – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH & Co.KG
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1943 births
Directors of BMW
Living people
Technical University of Munich alumni
Studienstiftung alumni
Academic staff of the Technical University of Munich
Businesspeople from Bielefeld
Chief executives in the automobile industry
BMW people
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize winners
Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts