Dr. Werner Müller, Mülheim
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Evonik
Germany
Biography
EDUCATION 1965-1970 Studied Economics, University of Mannheim 1970 German equivalent of a masters’s degree in economics 1971-1977 Studied Philosophy and Linguistics, Universities of Duisburg and Bremen 1978 PhD Linguistics, University of Bremen CAREER 1973-1979 Various management positions, in his last position Head of Market Research, RWE AG, Essen 1979-1992 Director of Energy Division and later Chief Representative, VEBA AG, Düsseldorf 1992-1997 Member of the Executive Board, VEBA-Kraftwerke Ruhr AG, Gelsenkirchen 1997-1998 Independent Industry Consultant, Mülheim (Ruhr) 1998-2002 Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Berlin 2003-2007 Chairman of the Executive Board, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen 2007-2008 Chairman of the Executive Board, Evonik Industries AG, Essen 2005-2010 Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bahn AG, Berlin Since 2012 Chairman of the Executive Board, RAG-Foundation, Essen
Research Interest
spectroscopy