Stephan Sturm (born 1963) is a German businessman, and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Fresenius since July 2016.
Early life
Sturm was born in
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Places
*Worms, Germany
Worms () is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, situated on the Upper Rhine about south-southwest of Frankfurt am Main. It had ...
, Germany in 1963. He earned a degree in business administration from the
University of Mannheim
The University of Mannheim (German: ''Universität Mannheim''), abbreviated UMA, is a public research university in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1967, the university has its origins in the ''Palatine Academy of Sciences'', ...
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Career
Sturm began his career in 1989 as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Subsequently he served in various positions in the investment banking sector for 13 years, including
BHF Bank
ODDO BHF is an independent Franco-German financial services group. It was created from the alliance of a French family-owned business built up by five generations of stockbrokers and a German bank specialising in Mittelstand companies. With ...
, UBS and CSFB.
Sturm served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Fresenius since January 2005, and succeeded Ulf Mark Schneider as CEO, who had been in the role from May 2003 to June 2016.
Sturm initiated the purchase of the Spanish hospital operator Quirónsalud, the largest acquisition in the history of the company,
Other activities
Corporate boards
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Fraport
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide,Lufthansa, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2015)
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DZ Bank
DZ Bank AG () is the second largest bank in Germany by asset size and the central institution for around 800 cooperative banks and their around 8,500 branch offices. Within the German Cooperative Financial Group, which is one of Germany's la ...