Friedrich Wilhelm Christians

Friedrich Wilhelm Christians (1 May 1922 – 24 May 2004) was a German banker, who was co-head of Deutsche Bank and president of the Association of German Banks.

He studied law and joined one of the predecessor companies of Deutsche Bank in 1951. He became a member of the Vorstand, executive board of Deutsche Bank in 1965, and became co-chairman in 1976, serving with Wilfried Guth until 1985 and with Alfred Herrhausen until 1988. From 1988 to 1997 he was chairman of the supervisory board. He was President of the Association of German Banks from 1975 to 1979.Biography
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Publications

* ''Wege nach Russland – Bankier im Spannungsfeld zwischen Ost und West''. Hoffmann u. Campe, Hamburg 1989, .
* ''Unternehmer und Gesellschaft''. Arbeitgeberverb. d. Metallindustrie Köln, Köln 1982, .

References

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German bankers
Deutsche Bank people
Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
People from Paderborn
Businesspeople from North Rhine-Westphalia
1922 births
2004 deaths