Hermann Scholl has been Honorary Chairman of the Bosch Group since mid-2012.
Hermann Scholl was born on June 21, 1935 in Stuttgart. He is married and has one daughter. After graduating from high school (Abitur) in 1954, he studied electronics and communications engineering at the University of Stuttgart, where he graduated in 1959. Two years later, in 1961, he gained his Doctorate in Engineering from the same university.
Career milestones in the Bosch Group 1962Department Advanced Engineering, Automotive Technology
1968Chief Engineer, Electronic Fuel Injection
1971Director of Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engine Equipment
1973Associate Member of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch GmbH
1975Deputy Member of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch GmbH
1978Member of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch GmbH
1993Chairman of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch GmbH
2003Chairman of the Supervisory Council, Robert Bosch GmbH, and Managing Partner of
Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG (Holding Company) since mid-1995
2012Honorary Chairman of the Bosch Group
In 1988, Hermann Scholl was awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering by the Kettering University, Flint, Michigan/USA; in 1993 he received a second honorary doctorate in engineering from the Technical University of Munich. In 2005, the title of professor was conferred on him by the governor of the Federal German State of Baden-Württemberg.
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