Jürgen R. Thumann
Position: President, BUSINESSEUROPE
Jürgen R. Thumann is President of BUSINESSEUROPE since July. He is a born entrepreneur. At the age of 19, he took over the management of the family business. Later he founded Heitkamp & Thumann KG which today employs 1,800 people in 18 locations throughout the world. Jürgen R. Thumann has always been involved in larger business issues. From 2005 to 2008 he was President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI). He is also the EU Co-Chair of the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) since 2008.
Jürgen R. Thumann was born in Schwelm (Germany) in 1941.
Will participate to
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Presidents' Debate: Putting Europe back on track
Wednesday 30 June 10 - 05:15 pm to 06:30 pm
Moderator : Guy Johnson, Anchor, CNBC
Speakers : Herman Van Rompuy, President, European Council - José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission - Jürgen R. Thumann, President, BUSINESSEUROPE - Thomas Leysen, President, Federation of Enterprises in Belgium / Member, ERT