Ulrich Grillo

Ulrich Grillo  link IMDB (Businessman)
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Born	September 2, 1959 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Münster
German businessman who attended the 2013 and 2016 Bilderbergs as president of the Federation of German Industries.

Ulrich Grillo is a German businessman. He attended the 2013 and 2016 Bilderberg meeting as president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI).

Education

After completing his high school diploma in 1978, Grillo served in the military from 1978 to 1979. From 1980 to 1982, he trained as a bank clerk at Deutsche Bank. Starting in 1982, he studied business administration at the University of Münster, graduating in 1987 with a degree in business administration (Diplom-Kaufmann).

Career

Grillo worked as an audit supervisor for the accounting and consulting firm Arthur Andersen in Frankfurt, later joining the multinational consultancy A.T. Kearney in Düsseldorf.

From 1993 to 2001, Grillo held various positions at the defense company Rheinmetall AG, starting as head of controlling for the corporate management holding. In 1996, he became director with overall power of attorney, overseeing the central planning and controlling division. By 1998, he was granted full power of attorney (Generalvollmacht).

Between July 1999 and July 2001, Grillo served as a board member responsible for finance and controlling at Rheinmetall DeTec AG, Ratingen. Concurrently, from November 1999 to April 2001, he was chairman and managing director of STN Atlas Elektronik GmbH, Bremen, a subsidiary of Rheinmetall DeTec AG. In December 1999, he was appointed deputy chairman of the board at Rheinmetall DeTec.

In 2001, Grillo joined the board of his family-owned Grillo Group, based in Duisburg. With a total of six production sites in Germany, France, Belgium and England, which supplies semi-finished products and products in industries as diverse as automotive, electronics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, paint, glass or animal feed. The subsidiary Rheinzink produces components made of zinc for many construction applications. Grillo's family branch holds approximately 10% of Grillo-Werke AG, a share he purchased upon joining the company by taking on debt. His Ulrich Grillo Beteiligungsgesellschaft acquired nearly 10% of company shares for €5.7 million, though he remains €2.9 million in debt. Initially, his father's share of the company was less than 2%. Since 2004, Grillo has been managing the Grillo Group and Grillo-Werke.

Starting in 2005, Grillo focused on securing critical raw materials, such as rare earths, to ensure supply chain security for German industry. He successfully engaged 12 DAX-listed companies, including BASF, ThyssenKrupp, VW, and BMW, raising awareness of resource issues across industry and politics. Grillo continues to advocate for the significance of industry in policymaking.

From November 2006 to the end of 2012, Grillo was president of the Wirtschaftsvereinigung Metalle, representing Germany's non-ferrous metal industry. In 2006, he also became chairman of the BDI's raw materials committee. By 2011, he had risen to one of nine BDI vice presidents. In November 2012, Grillo was elected to succeed Hans-Peter Keitel as president of the BDI, assuming the position on January 1, 2013. He handed over the role to Dieter Kempf at the end of 2016.

He has sat on the supervisory board of steel and metal trading company Klöckner & Co, at Rheinmetall AG, and deputy chairman of the supervisory board at E.ON SE.

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