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Dr. Rainer Dulger


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  Alexandra  
  Bauer  
  Assistant to the President 
  of the Employers' Association 
Alexandra Bauer
Assistant to the President of the Employers' Association

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  Kristian  
  Schalter  
 Büroleiter Präsident/HGF 
Kristian Schalter
Büroleiter Präsident/Hauptgeschäftsführer

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Dr Rainer Dulger was born in Heidelberg in 1964, is married and has two children. In November 2020, Rainer Dulger was elected President of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA) and, in this role, represents the interests of more than one million companies employing around 30 million people. Previously, he served as President of Gesamtmetall from 2012 to 2020. Together with his brother, Rainer Dulger runs ProMinent GmbH, a company that manufactures and distributes dosing pumps worldwide. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kaiserslautern and subsequently earned a doctorate in engineering (Dr.-Ing.).

PERSONAL DATA
  • Born on 18 February 1964 in Heidelberg
  • Married, two children
  • 1984-1991: Studied at the University of Kaiserslautern, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Production Engineering and Precision Engineering
  • 1994-1998: Part-time doctoral studies at the University of Kaiserslautern, awarded a Doctorate in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.)
CAREER PATH
  • 1991-1992: Audi AG, Ingolstadt
  • Since 1992: ProMinent GmbH, Heidelberg
  • Since 1998: Managing Partner, ProMinent GmbH, Heidelberg
ASSOCIATION
  • 2001-2014: Chairman of the Rhine-Neckar District Group of Südwestmetall and Member of the Executive Board of Südwestmetall
  • 2004-2014: Member of the Inner Executive Board of Südwestmetall
  • 2006-2009: Deputy Chairman of Südwestmetall
  • 2009-2012: Chairman of Südwestmetall
  • 2009-2012: Vice President of Gesamtmetall
  • 2012-2020: President of Gesamtmetall
  • since 26 November 2020: President of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA)
OTHER HONORARY POSITIONS
  • Honorary President of Unternehmer Baden-Württemberg e. V. (UBW), Stuttgart
  • Honorary President of Gesamtmetall
  • Honorary Consul of the Republic of Malta in Baden-Württemberg
  • Honorary Senator of the University of Heidelberg
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of Mannheim University of Applied Sciences
  • Vice President of the Rhine-Neckar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) (2005-2010)
  • Vice President of BusinessEurope (2023-2024)
  • Chairman of the Board of the Foundation of German Business (sdw) (2023-2026)
  • Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation of German Business (sdw) since 2026
The Vice-Presidents
 Jörg  
 Dittrich  
Jörg Dittrich

Präsident
Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks

Geschäftsführer
Claus Dittrich GmbH & CO.KG

 Dr. Andreas  
 Eurich  
Dr. Andreas Eurich

Vorsitzender
Arbeitgeberverband der Versicherungsunternehmen in Deutschland

Co-CEO
BarmeniaGothaer Versicherungen

 Wolfram  
 Hatz  
Wolfram Hatz

Präsident
Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft

Vorsitzender des Beirats und Gesellschafter
Motorenfabrik Hatz GmbH & Co. KG

 Arndt G.  
 Kirchhoff  
Arndt G. Kirchhoff

Präsident - METALL NRW

Präsident
unternehmer nrw Landesvereinigung der Unternehmensverbände Nordrhein-Westfalen

Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats
KIRCHHOFF Gruppe

 Wolf Matthias 
 Mang 
Wolf Matthias Mang

Präsident
Vereinigung der hessischen Unternehmerverbände

Geschäftsführer
Arno Arnold GmbH

 Angelique  
 Renkhoff-Mücke  
Angelique Renkhoff-Mücke

Vizepräsidentin
Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft

Vorstandsvorsitzende
WAREMA Renkhoff SE

Präsidentin
Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft Köln

 Dr. Katja 
 Scharpwinkel 
Dr. Katja Scharpwinkel

Präsidentin Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie

Vorstandsmitglied und Arbeitsdirektorin BASF SE

 Dr. Alexander  
 von Preen  
Dr. Alexander von Preen

Präsident
Handelsverband Deutschland - HDE

Chief Executive Officer
INTERSPORT DEUTSCHLAND eG