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Chief executive officer, Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale

Nationality: German.

Born: July 13, 1943, in Sindelfingen, Germany.

Family: Son of a foreman; married; children: two.

Career: Landesbank Stuttgart, 1971–1974, manager; 1974–1986, member of the board of managing directors; 1986–1989, deputy chairman; Südwestdeutsche Landesbank, 1989–1999, chairman; Landesbank...