Franz Fehrenbach

Linde New CEO to Come From Outside as Reitzle Seeks No Extension

Linde AG’s next chief executive officer will probably be an external candidate as the company’s supervisory board looks to replace Wolfgang Reitzle, who will not seek to extend his contract ending in May 2014.

Bosch Urges Import Tariffs on Solar Cells, Handelsblatt Says

Robert Bosch GmbH Chairman Franz Fehrenbach urged politicians to introduce an import tariff on photovoltaic products in order to prevent “clear” dumping from unprofitable Chinese manufacturers, Handelsblatt reported.

Bosch Says Profit Targets Are More Difficult on Material Costs

Robert Bosch GmbH, the world’s biggest car-parts supplier, said it will be harder to meet its profit targets this year as high raw material costs and spending on new business areas hurt margins.

Euro Needs Enforcement Body, Bosch Chief Says in Handelsblatt

The euro zone needs stronger, more direct sanctions for nations that violate rules for the single currency, Robert Bosch GmbH Chief Executive Officer Franz Fehrenbach wrote in an opinion article in Handelsblatt.

Robert Bosch Plans to Create 16,500 Jobs This Year, FT Reports

Robert Bosch GmbH , the world’s biggest car-parts maker, will increase its global workforce by 16,500, or 6 percent, this year, the Financial Times reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Franz Fehrenbach .

Bosch Head Predicts Japan Crisis Will Cut World Growth, FT Says

Global economic growth will be a quarter of a percentage point less this year as a result of last month’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear emergency in Japan, according to Franz Fehrenbach , the chief executive officer of Robert Bosch GmbH , the Financial Times reported.

Merkel as Europe’s Debt Crisis Iron Lady Bucks German Street on Greek Aid

Angela Merkel is having a Margaret Thatcher moment.

Bosch Chief Doesn’t See Looming Recession, WirtschaftsWoche Says

Robert Bosch GmbH doesn’t see a pending recession although reactions to exaggerated concerns might lead to an economic slowdown, WirtschaftsWoche reported, citing an interview with Chief Executive Officer Franz Fehrenbach.

Bosch Forecasts Sales in Turkey to Rise 19% This Year, Haberturk Reports

Robert Bosch GmbH , a German vehicle components maker, expects to increase its sales in Turkey 19 percent to 750 million euros this year, Haberturk reporter, citing chairman Franz Fehrenbach .

Scrapped Atomic Plants Open Energy Gap in Daimler’s Hometown

Matthias Schuele’s aluminum foundry stands a 30-minute drive from a nuclear reactor that supplied electricity for more than three decades until German Chancellor Angela Merkel switched it off in March.

"Economic uncertainties remain high."

- Franz Fehrenbach on May 02, 2012

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