Dr. Markus Kerber CEO and Director General Federation of German Industries (BDI)

Born 1963 in Ulm, married, four children

1983 - 1988 Economics & Business Administration studies University of Hohenheim and University of California, Los Angeles

1988 - 1992 Doctorate in Social Sciences University of Hohenheim

1992 - 1995 S.G. Warburg Ltd, London Equity Capital Markets, Associate Director

1995 - 1998 Deutsche Bank AG, London Equity Capital Markets, Director

1998 - 2009 GFT Technologies AG, Stuttgart Chief Financial Officer (until 2003) Member of the Supervisory Board (until 2009)

2006 - 2009 Federal Ministry of the Interior, Berlin Head of Department Policy Planning and International Analyses

2009 - 2011 Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin Head of Department Fiscal and Economic Policy; International Fiscal and Monetary Policy 2011 Federation of German Industries (BDI) CEO and Director General (from 1 July 2011)