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Dr. Kurt-Ludwig Gutberlet,
president and CEO
Joining the company in 1983 as a strategic planning
associate, Dr. Gutberlet worked his way through
BSH until he was named president and CEO in January
2001. Since then, he has been working to shape
BSH's markets by managing the company's worldwide
sales, brand management, corporate communications,
and auditing activities.
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dynamic, driving force in the global appliance market,
and thus pursues a consistent policy of actively shaping
and directing this market by providing positive impetus," Dr.
Gutberlet says. "In all its product areas and
across all brands, BSH develops innovation-based advantages
that extend beyond the basic product benefits expected
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Dr. Robert Kugler, member of the Board of Management,
CTO, and COO
Dr. Kugler joined BSH as executive vice
president in April 2000. In addition to his technology-oriented
responsibilities in areas such as, Electronics, Drives,
and Systems and Corporate Technology, Dr. Kugler
also manages BSH's logistics and environmental activities.
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of the Year" by European organization WWF Germany
(World Wide Fund for Nature) and business magazine
Capital.
"We are convinced that our success
in the global economy will always be closely linked
to our awareness of social and ecological interests
and their integration into our long-term business strategy," notes
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Dr. Wolfgang Colberg, member of the
Board of Management and CFO
Before coming to BSH in 2001, Dr. Colberg was
a senior vice president at Robert Bosch GmbH, one
of BSH's founding
companies.
Today, he is in charge of BSH's activities in finance,
business administration, corporate development and
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"BSH has set a clear goal for itself: we want
to be the benchmark for our industry by shaping the
markets with innovation and customer focus," states
Dr. Colberg. "Our value-based management gives us leadership in profitability."
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Dr. Wolfgang Dowie, executive vice president and
personnel director
Serving as the veteran of the Board
of Management, Dr. Dowie was named executive vice
president in 1993.
His main functions surround human resources and customer
service, but also include underwriting and insurance,
law and industrial policy, taxation, and customs.
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employees in their personal and professional development
at all levels and in all areas," Dr. Dowie says. "The
intention is that everyone should be given the opportunity
to make the best possible use of their own potential,
with a strong emphasis on the transparent transfer
of knowledge." |
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