Berthold Leibinger

Berthold Leibinger (* November 26, 1930 in Stuttgart) is a shareholder of Trumpf GmbH Co. KG and patron.

Life

Berthold Leibinger was born in Stuttgart, the son of art dealer for East Asian Antiques Anton Leibinger. Berthold Leibinger made ​​in 1950 graduated from high school at the Ulrich von Hutten -Gymnasium in Korntal ( district of Ludwigsburg ) and then began an apprenticeship as a mechanic at the company Trumpf, a leading machine tool builders. Leibinger then studied mechanical engineering at the Technische Hochschule Stuttgart. His first job as a design engineer in 1958 at Cincinnati Milling Machines in Cincinnati (USA) had. After his return in 1961 for Trumpf he took over the management of the engineering department and developed in 1968, the first punch and Konturnibbelmaschine with numerical control. The childless company owner Christian Trumpf, the man of his godmother, designated him as his successor. Gradually he took over shares in the company and has been since 1962 Member of the company and from 1966 Technical Director. From 1978 to 2005 he was Chairman of the Board. On 18 November 2005 Berthold Leibinger handed over the chairmanship of the management of trump to his daughter Nicola Leibinger- Kammüller. By 2012 he was chairman of the supervisory bodies of the Trumpf Group.

Public functions

Berthold Leibinger is Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the University of Stuttgart, Honorary President of the IHK Region Stuttgart, Member of the Executive Board of the VDMA, vice chairman of the Association of German Machine Tool Builders' Association ( VDW) and a member of Asia - Pacific Committee of German economy. From 1985-1990 he was President of Industry and Commerce (IHK ) Region Stuttgart and from 1989 to 1992 President of the Association of German Machine and equipment manufacturer (VDMA ). Since 1998 he was a member of the Supervisory Board of BASF and its chairman from 1999 to 2003. Berthold Leibinger was adviser to the state government of Baden- Württemberg from 1994 to 2001 as Chairman of the Innovation Advisory Board and from 2002 to 2005 as the Chairman of the Innovation Forum.

Cultural and social commitment

Berthold Leibinger is the CEO of the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart, Chair of the Friends of the National Schiller Museum and the German Literature Archive eV and an advisory board member of the Association Against Forgetting - For Democracy.

Berthold Leibinger Stiftung

The Berthold Leibinger Stiftung was founded in 1992 as a charitable foundation and leads their income cultural, scientific, religious and charitable purposes. She writes since 2000 from the Berthold Leibinger Innovation Prize for applied laser technology. Since 2006, the Foundation is also funding the Berthold Leibinger Future Prize for laser technology.

Honors

  • Honorary doctorate of Dr. -Ing. E. h and honorary professor at the University of Stuttgart
  • 2006 Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class
  • 2007 Great Cross of Merit with Star
  • 2006 Werner -von- Siemens-Ring.
  • 2009 admission to the "Hall of Fame" of the Handelsblatt
  • 2011 Arthur L. Schawlow Award from the Laser Institute of America (LIA )

Bibliography

  • Those who wanted a different time than this. A life review, Murmann Verlag, Hamburg 2010 ISBN 978-3-86774-103-3
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