Wolf Klinz

Wolf Klinz

Wolf Klinz (born on 13 September 1941 in Wien) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

He is a substitute for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, a member of the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee.

[edit] Education

Graduated (1963) and doctorate (1965), International Trade Institute, Vienna after studies in Paris, Vienna, Madrid and Berlin
1966: MBA at INSEAD, Fontainebleau

1966-1970: Assistant and District Sales Manager in the motor vehicle industry (UK, D, USA)
1970-1981: Project leader and partner, McKinsey & Company, Inc (UK, D, F)
1981-1984: Managing Director, VEGLA Vereinigte Glaswerke GmbH (D)
1984-1990: Board Member of the Landis & Gyr AG (CH)
1990-1994: Chairman of Treuhandanstalt (Berlin)
1994-2003: Chairman of plant construction, automation and survey companies (Frankfurt/Main)
2001-2004: President of the Chamber of Trade and Industry, Frankfurt/Main and spokesman for the Hesse CTI
2001-2004: Chairman of the Conference of German Chambers of Trade and Industry (Berlin)
2003-2004: Vice-President of Eurochambres (Brussels)
since 1982: Membership of various boards
Currently on supervisory board of Zumtobel AG (Dornbirn/Austria), AVECO AG (Frankfurt/Main), and Board of Governors of the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst (Frankfurt/Main)