Tyll Necker
Who was the head of Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie from 1987 to 1990?
Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie The Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie ( BDI ) , Federation of German Industries e . V . is the leading organization of German industry and industry-related service providers . It represents 39 industry associations and more than 100,000 companies with around 8 million employees . Membership is voluntary . A total of 15 state representations represent the interests of the economy at the regional level . Headquarters of the BDI is in the Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft ( house of the German economy ) in Berlin ; Between 1950 and 1999 this was in the House of German Industry in Cologne . In addition , the BDI has other offices abroad and is therefore represented internationally . President of the BDI is since January 1 , 2021 Siegfried Russwurm . As an umbrella organization , the federation is responsible for the perception and promotion of all concerns of the industries combined under the auspices of the BDI . However , this does not entitle it to represent social issues . This function is reserved for the Confederation of German Employers Associations ( BDA ) . The BDI statute limits the circle of members to leading industrial associations and working groups ( § 4 , para . 2 ) . As a result , sole proprietors or corporate networks can not obtain membership . From a political science point of view , the BDI has been described as an interest group in the association sectors Economy and Labor as well as an investor top association of industrial sector and trade associations . As an advocacy group of the industry , the leading association operates interest articulation , following the process of forming an opinion within the association . The BDI lobbies globally in the sense of industrially active enterprises and is in all economic relevant legislative processes heard . Presidents . - 1949–1971 : Fritz Berg - 1972–1976 : Hans Günter Sohl - 1977 ( January–October ) : Hanns Martin Schleyer - 1978 ( January–September ) : Nikolaus Fasolt - 1978–1984 : Rolf Rodenstock - 1985–1986 : Hans Joachim Langmann - 1987–1990 : Tyll Necker - 1991–1992 : Heinrich Weiss - 1992–1994 : Tyll Necker - 1995–2000 : Hans-Olaf Henkel - 2001–2004 : Michael Rogowski - 2005–2008 : Jürgen Thumann - 2009–2012 : Hans-Peter Keitel - 2013–2016 : Ulrich Grillo - since 2017 : Dieter Kempf - since 2021 : Siegfried Russwurm Member associations . The association represents the following 39 member associations : - Association of the Automotive Industry ( VDA ) - Main Association of the German Construction Industry e.V . - Federal Association of Building Materials - Stones and Eros ( BBS ) - Association of Consulting Engineers e.V . ( VBI ) - Biotechnology Industry Organization Germany e.V . ( BIO Germany eV ) - Association of the Chemical Industry e.V . ( VCI ) - Central Association Electrical Engineering- and Electronics Industry e.V . ( ZVEI ) - Federal Association of the German Disposal , Water and Raw Materials Management e.V . ( BDE ) - Federal Association of Natural Gas , Petroleum and Geonergy e . V . ( BVEG ) - Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller e . V . ( vfa ) ( Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies ) - Central Real Estate Committee e . V . ( ZIA ) - Association of the Potash and Salt Industry e . V . ( VKS ) - Federal Association of German Foundry Industry e.V . ( BDG ) - Federal Association Glass Industry e.V . - Federal Association for Information Technology , Telecommunications and New Media e.V . ( BITKOM ) - Federation of Ceramic Industry e.V . ( BVKI ) - Federal Association of the German Aerospace Industry e.V . ( BDLI ) - Federal Association of the German Aviation Economy e.V . ( BDL ) - Mechanical Engineering Industry Association ( VDMA ) - Trade Association Metals e.V . ( WVM ) - Mineral Oil Economy Association e.V . ( MWV ) - Employers and Business Association of Mobility and Transport Services e.V . ( Agv MoVe ) - Association of German Paper Mills e.V . ( VDP ) - Federal Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry e.V . ( BPI ) - Association of Raw Materials and Mining e.V . ( VRB ) - Federal Association of the German Security and Defense Industry e.V . ( BDSV ) - Trade Association Steel - Trade Association Steel Construction and Energy Technology e.V . ( WV SET ) - Trade Association Steel and Metal Processing e.V . ( WSM ) - Association of the German Textile- and Fashion Industry e.V . - Federal Association of German Tourism e.V . ( BTW ) - Association of TÜV e.V . - Association of the German Interconnected Grid Systems Economy e.V . ( VdV ) - German Cigarette Association e.V . ( DZV ) - Association of the Sugar Industry e.V . ( VdZ ) - Industry Group : Federal Association of Jewelry- , Watch- , Silverware- and related Industries e.V . - Industry Group : Association of the German Vending Machine Industry e.V . ( VDAI ) - Industry Group : Association of the German Dental Industry e.V . ( VDDI ) - Industry Group : Association of the German Gaming Industry e . V . Cooperations . - Confederation of German Employers Associations - Hans-Erich-Nossack-Preis - European Movement Germany