Name          

DALDRUP, Ulrich, Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c.

Date of Birth     

27.09.1947

Professional Record 

Chairman of the GFE

Professor at the I.T.T. of the University of Applied Sciences Cologne in charge of Business Administration and International Treaties (since 1984)

Teaching Professor at the University of Applied Sciences of Aachen in charge of Business Administration and of International management (since 2004)

President Global Panel Conferences Germany (1995 - 2000)

Chairman/ member of the board of a number of companies and Federations

Former Mayor of the City of Aachen (Germany) (1994 - 1999)

 Education

 European School, Brussels (1959 - 1965)

- Baccalaureat

Banque de Bruxelles-Lambert, Brussels (1965 -1966)

- Apprenticeship in Banking

Technical University, Aachen

- Study of Chemistry - Degree: M.Sc. (Dipl. Chemiker)

- Post-graduate studies in business administration (1971)

- Doctorate (Dr.rer.nat.)

Technical University of Kaunas

- Doctor Honoris Causa

 Business Career

Academic career

1970 (during University Study) Trainee at European Technical Center of Procter & Gamble (Brussels and Cincinnati)

1972 - 1974 Economic Adviser to the Government of Morocco, delegated by German Government

1975 - 1979 Partner in a Cologne based Consulting Group with international activities

Since 1979 Chairman and CEO of GFE, Aachen  (www.gfe.de)

1994 - 1999 Mayor of the City of Aachen

Since 1984 Appointed Professor at the University of Applied Sciences of Cologne: Teaching International Law and Treaties, Business Administration

1997 - 1999 Dean of the NIMBAS Graduate School of Management Aachen (since 1999 in Berlin), The Associate Institute of the University of Bradford (UK) Campus Aachen

2002 -2004 Commissioner for Latvia on behalf of German Government (Ministry of Economy/KfW) 

2004 Appointed Teaching Professor at the University of Applied Sciences of Aachen: Business Administration and International Management

Honorific activities:

Member of the European Commission's Committee for Industrial Cooperation EEC/ACP.- 1983 - 1985

Secretary General of the German-Moroccan Society; Member of the Board 1984 - 1997

Member (Founder member) of the Euregio Council, Maastricht - 1994 - 2001

President of Global Panel Germany from 1995 till 1999 (a German-Dutch International Conference Initiative in co-operation with the Center for Democracy, Washington DC)

During these conferences world leaders of politics, finance, public and private companies and scientists offered key note speeches.

 

President of Honor of the Conferences: 

The German Ministers of Foreign Affairs Klaus Kinckel and from 1998 Minister Joschka Fischer.

President of the Business Club Aachen Maastricht

Member of the following Boards:

• Water for the World Foundation (v-President)

• Business Club Aachen Maastricht (President)

• Europäische Stiftung für den Aachener Dom

• Sparkasse Aachen - Savings Bank (10 Billion EUR value of balance) - till 2004

• AGIT - Aachener Gesellschaft für Innovation und Technologietransfer (Regional Development Agency and Incubator/Technology Center) till 2004

• ASEAG Energy and Transport Cie (till 2000)

• APAG Parking Houses Cie Aachen (till 2000)

• Wirtschafts- und Mittelstandsvereinigung Aachen (President 1999 - 2006)

• Institute of Politics and Economy, Düsseldorf

• German- Dutch Cross Border Business Park Avantis NV (Aachen/Heerlen) till 2004

• Association of International Co-operation of the Technical University of Aachen

 Distinction:

1995:

"Ehrenplakette of the Handwerkskammer Rhein-Main (Frankfurt/Germany)

2000:

Doctor honoris causa of the Technical University of Kaunas (Lithuania)

2004:

Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande

2006:

Honorarprofessor by University of Applied Sciences Cologne